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appropriated to us through the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).</p> </div> <div class="card__footer meta flex-list flex-list--pipe"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card card--article card--post" > <div class="card__wrap"> <a href="https://about.rferl.org/article/usagm-rescinds-rfe-rl-grant-termination/" class="card__media-link animate-onhover image-zoom"> <figure class="card__media"> <picture> <img decoding="async" src="https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RFERL-building.jpeg?w=1023" srcset="https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RFERL-building.jpeg 1023w, https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RFERL-building.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/RFERL-building.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w" loading="lazy" alt="" height="575" width="1023" style="object-position: 52% 46%"> </picture> </figure> </a> <div class="card__text"> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="card__terms"> <ul 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coverage</p></div></div> <div class="statistics__item has-text-align-left"><div class="statistics__content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="29" height="30" viewBox="0 0 29 30" fill="none" role="img" focusable="false" class="svg svg--stats-arrow"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M20.078 5.50049H4.16108V0.500488H25.6611H28.1611V3.00049V24.7505H23.1611V9.49843L3.57217 29.4997L0 26.0012L20.078 5.50049Z" fill="#FF5400"></path></svg><div class="statistics__stat">1,700+</div></div><div class="statistics__description"><p>Staff around the world</p></div></div> <div class="statistics__item has-text-align-left"><div class="statistics__content"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="29" height="30" viewBox="0 0 29 30" fill="none" role="img" focusable="false" class="svg svg--stats-arrow"><path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M20.078 5.50049H4.16108V0.500488H25.6611H28.1611V3.00049V24.7505H23.1611V9.49843L3.57217 29.4997L0 26.0012L20.078 5.50049Z" 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29.3955 36.657C29.786 37.0475 30.4192 37.0475 30.8097 36.657L37.1737 30.293ZM22.3809 30.5859H36.4666V28.5859H22.3809V30.5859Z" fill="white"></path></svg> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-grid__wrap alignwide"> <div class="card-grid__items grid-items grid-cols-3"> <div class="card card--feature"><a href="https://about.rferl.org/reaching-audiences/" class="card__wrap" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><figure class="card__media"><img decoding="async" src="https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/icon-disinformation.svg" alt=""/></figure><div class="card__text"><h3 class="card__heading"><span class="card__heading-text">Countering Disinformation</span></h3><div class="card__excerpt"><p>RFE/RL has comprehensive strategies to counter state disinformation.</p></div><div class="btn is-style-plain-text"><span>Learn More</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="19" height="15" viewBox="0 0 19 15" fill="none" role="img" focusable="false" class="svg 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With over 1,700 staff, RFE/RL is one of the most comprehensive news operations in the world.</p> <p class=""></p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button wp-block-button--has-icon-square-arrow-right"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://about.rferl.org/reaching-audiences/where-we-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span>View All Services</span><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="59" height="59" viewBox="0 0 59 59" fill="none" role="img" focusable="false" class="svg svg--square-arrow-right right-arrow"><rect x="0.423828" y="0.585938" width="58" height="58" fill="#FF5400"></rect><path d="M37.1737 30.293C37.5642 29.9025 37.5642 29.2694 37.1737 28.8788L30.8097 22.5149C30.4192 22.1243 29.786 22.1243 29.3955 22.5149C29.005 22.9054 29.005 23.5386 29.3955 23.9291L35.0524 29.5859L29.3955 35.2428C29.005 35.6333 29.005 36.2665 29.3955 36.657C29.786 37.0475 30.4192 37.0475 30.8097 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