Robert Birsel
@robertbirsel.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, mostly covering things in Asia.
Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋
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Q&A: Tamara Bralo on Fighting to Protect Radio Free Asia’s Journalists
“It’s difficult to remain calm when you’re dealing with this much trauma.”
www.cjr.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
Beijing targeted friends of U.S.-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal www.icij.org/investigatio...
Beijing targeted friends of U.S.-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal - ICIJ
Xinjiang police records detail a yearslong Chinese government push to silence the news outlet, which the Trump administration has dismantled.
www.icij.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Beijing targeted friends of U.S.-based reporter amid campaign against Radio Free Asia, documents reveal www.icij.org/investigatio...
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“At least 84 U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, journalists in the United States on work visas could face deportation, including at least 23 ‘at serious risk of being immediately arrested upon arrival and potentially imprisoned,’”
For shame.
apnews.com/article/radi...
For shame.
apnews.com/article/radi...
Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts
Reporters and human rights groups say the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media have put dozens of journalists at risk, especially those who defied authoritarian...
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“At least 84 U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM, journalists in the United States on work visas could face deportation, including at least 23 ‘at serious risk of being immediately arrested upon arrival and potentially imprisoned,’”
For shame.
apnews.com/article/radi...
For shame.
apnews.com/article/radi...
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Paul Chambers, one of the best academic observers on the Thai military and security apparatus, has reportedly been arrested for lèse majesté, the royal defamation law.
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Paul Chambers, one of the best academic observers on the Thai military and security apparatus, has reportedly been arrested for lèse majesté, the royal defamation law.
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RFA and VOA had been the most accessible alternatives to state media for many people in countries like China and North Korea. Not anymore.
Trump’s Gutting of RFA Hurts Press Freedom – And Helps Its Opponents – Across Asia
RFA and VOA had been the most accessible alternatives to state media for many people in countries like China and North Korea. Not anymore.
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March 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
RFA and VOA had been the most accessible alternatives to state media for many people in countries like China and North Korea. Not anymore.
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This is heartbreaking and infuriating - and incredibly shortsighted and narrow-minded.
www.rfa.org
March 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is heartbreaking and infuriating - and incredibly shortsighted and narrow-minded.
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This means nothing. Useless. Empty words, zero action. Boycott his events. Refuse to cover his photo ops and propaganda signings. He’s addicted to coverage and hates being ignored. Until you band together and do something, these statements are utterly pointless & pathetic.
February 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This means nothing. Useless. Empty words, zero action. Boycott his events. Refuse to cover his photo ops and propaganda signings. He’s addicted to coverage and hates being ignored. Until you band together and do something, these statements are utterly pointless & pathetic.
New hobby for Christmas.
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 AM
New hobby for Christmas.
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Forty-five democrats received jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday in Hong Kong's largest national security case. They were arrested in January 2021 and charged the following month.
In full: https://buff.ly/40ULNuu
In full: https://buff.ly/40ULNuu
November 19, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Forty-five democrats received jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday in Hong Kong's largest national security case. They were arrested in January 2021 and charged the following month.
In full: https://buff.ly/40ULNuu
In full: https://buff.ly/40ULNuu
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