For the past 26 years, Radio Free Asia's Uyghur Service has exposed China's atrocities against the Uyghur people in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This includes mass detentions, the establishment of concentration camps, and the horrific treatment of Uyghur women, according to Alim Seytoff, the director of our Uyghur Service. "As a result of our groundbreaking reports, the first Trump administration determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against the Uyghu

What would Chinese-language journalism look like in an open and free environment? WHYNOT, a news magazine affiliated with Radio Free Asia, has an answer. “Our uncensored reports not only inform our audience of events that are happening now, but also document our time so that history and the truth cannot be erased by the Chinese government,” a staff member of WHYNOT said. On March 15, the federal grant agreement that makes it possible for RFA to operate in Asia and globally was abruptly canceled.

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Radio Free Asia says it is halting its news operations due to funding troubles

Radio Free Asia to suspend news operations amid government shutdown