Oct. 30 (UPI) -- After more than three decades of operation, Radio Free Asia has shuttered amid the U.S. government shutdown.
RFA, a U.S. federally funded news organization, went dark Thursday over what it said was "uncertain funding."
"For RFA journalists who sacrificed so much in defying powerful and malignant forces, it's an excruciating moment. And make no mistake, authoritarian regimes are already celebrating RFA's potential demise," RFA Executive Editor Rosa Hwang said in a statement.
Created through legislation to combat human rights abuses in Asia, RFA began operating in 1996 with the mission to deliver uncensored, domestic independent news and information to Asian nations with "poor media environments and few, if any, free speech protections" including China, North Korea, Myanmar and others.
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