4- Voice of America has long been the voice of those who risk everything to report under authoritarian regimes. Cutting its staff doesn’t just silence those voices—it leaves the American public and policymakers knowing less and understanding even less about the world they shape.

3- I think of its fearless coverage of Mohammed al-Ghamdi, the Saudi cartoonist sentenced to 23 years behind bars for daring to speak truth to power.

2- I think of how it was the first U.S. media outlet to report on the case of Ashraf Omar, the Egyptian cartoonist who has languished in prison for eight months.

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2- Now, the threat comes from the U.S. administration itself. International students are losing their voices twice—first due to authoritarian regimes at home, and now because of autocratic measures in the U.S

2- With this trend, those leaving the CIA and other intelligence agencies could either establish new firms in the field or help authoritarian governments localize spyware production.

The key to defeating any coup is first acknowledging that it is a coup. It takes a broad coalition—across political, judicial, and media platforms—to challenge and defeat it. Denial only strengthens it.