Please watch the short video (it is in English) from two RFA journalists and three Koreans who escaped from the north  HERE.

RFA and VOA have had their funding cut and the majority of their outstanding journalists have been furloughed.

This means the US is ceding the information space to China, Russia, Iran, and north Korea.

We are RFA Radio Free Asia.

RFA’s mission is to protect the North Korean people’s ‘right to know’ and ‘freedom of expression.’ We are RFA.

From the RFA Website:

We at Radio Free Asia (RFA) are operating on a reduced basis due to the US government’s funding cutoff on March 15. However, we will continue to provide limited updates through our website and social media. Thank you for your continued interest and support.

A message from an RFA journalist:

As you may have seen in the news, RFA is facing serious operational challenges due to the U.S. government’s funding freeze. While our overseas bureaus, including Seoul, will continue operating for now, most staff at the Washington, D.C. headquarters have been placed on furlough.

As of Friday, March 21, at 5 PM, I will no longer have access to the RFA building or this email account. Any form of volunteer work is also legally prohibited.