The Voice of America radio, that the administration of Donald Trump had started to dismantle mid-March, will finally be able to regain service next week, according to the United States Ministry of Justice and Reporters Without Borders on Saturday May 3.
« The American lawyers for reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Coalition of Voice of America (VOA) learned, this Saturday, May, by an email from the Ministry of Justice, that The teams of this emblematic media American external audiovisual would be able to resume work in the coming hours “Indicates RSF in a press release.
In this message to RSF lawyers, the ministry notes that ” Earlier in the day, the accounts of 1,406 USAGM employees and contract workers (the federal organization supervising several American media, editor’s note) and Voice of America were reactivated. All employees should now have access to the system ». « USAGM anticipates a return from the Voice of America programs next week He adds. Two VOA employees told the Agency France Presse (AFP) that their mailboxes, blocked for weeks, had been reopened, even if they had not yet received formal notification that they could resume work.
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