This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
HIBAPRESS-RABAT-RSF
President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars in international aid subsidies around the world, including more than $ 268 million allocated by the congress to support the independent media and the free movement of information. Denouncing a decision that plunges NGOs, the media and journalists, which do an essential job, in the chaos of uncertainty, reporters without borders (RSF) calls for international public and private supports to commit to the sustainability of the media independent.
Since the announcement by the new American president of freezing of American international aid, the agency of the United States for international development (United States Agency for International Development, USAID) has been particularly in turmoil: its website is inaccessible , his X account was suspended, the agency’s headquarters were closed and the employees were ordered to stay at home.
Last February 3, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said they took the role of acting chief of the USAID, confirming the intention expressed by Donald Trump and Elon Musk-who was appointed at the head of the quasi-official Department of government efficiency (DOGE) – to transfer this agency under the leadership of the State Department. The South African billionaire had even expressed the desire to see her “close completely”, calling her “criminal organization”.
Almost immediately after this suspension, many journalistic organizations around the world contacted RSF, testifying to their concern and their confusion.
Are affected both the major international NGOs supporting independent media – such as the International Fund for MMedia of Public Interest (International Fund for Public Interest Media or IFPIM) – as well as the smallest media in repressive diets, in countries like the ‘Iran and Russia.
