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In authoritarian countries, the silencing of VOA is deafening

For 83 years, VOA has been a beacon of truth for those who need it most. But in a time of crisis and disinformation, its audience is cut off.

Explore the lawsuits fighting to save VOA

A look at the three court cases fighting to help restore VOA’s global operations and to ensure that it produces journalism, not propaganda.

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Administration seeks to turn VOA into a propaganda outlet

USAGM officials are attacking VOA’s statutory Firewall, which prohibits political interference in VOA’s journalism.

Global reach

Prior to March 2025, VOA was reaching over 360 million people around the world each week in more than 100 countries. Explore a selection of the regions where the loss of VOA has been felt.

VOA’s English newsroom upheld editorial standards for the global news agency

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Since March 2025, nearly all of the Central Newsroom’s journalists have been fired or placed on administrative leave, eliminating all coverage in English and crippling Voice of America’s ability to fulfill the VOA Charter. Read the story.

Regional highlights

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Timeline of the shutdown

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Headlines

Appeals court stops VOA journalists from quickly returning

A panel of three judges halted the lower court order to reinstate all full-time Voice of America reporters and support staff who had been put on paid leave. (The New York Times | March 31, 2026)

‘I'm just not hearing any response from you’: DOJ lawyer teeters as judge says Kari Lake bid to oust VOA director ‘defeats the entire purpose’ of statute (Law & Crime - April 23, 2026)
Former Voice of America employees call for ‘fork in the road’ agreements to be voided (Federal News Network - April 7, 2026)
Ex-VOA employees challenge last year’s buyout and retirement offers (Government Executive - April 7, 2026)
US public media under pressure from White House (France 24 - April 1, 2026)
Trump officials try to fight foreign disinformation they once dismissed (The New York Times - April 1, 2026)
Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work (The Washington Post - March 31, 2026)

Editorials and analysis

As US bombs Iran, a judge rules on the battle for hearts and minds (Columbia Journalism Review)China is expanding its state-run propaganda with 16 new Tibetan-language radio programmes (Reporters Without Borders (RSF))

“To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful.”

Edward R. Murrow Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1961-1964)