Judge of the US District Court on Manhattan Jay Paul Etken suspended the 21 days of attempts by US President Donald Trump to eliminate the Voice of America (VOA), reports The New York Times. The judge issued the lawsuit of VOA and trade unions, which states that the US authorities violated the rights of journalists to freedom Words. As notes Reuters, in the court decision there is no requirement to resume broadcasting, but it contains a ban on the dismissal of employees during the consideration of the case on the merits. The court has yet to decide whether the closure of the Voice of America was “arbitrary.” The submarine also considers another lawsuit against the actions of the White House regarding Voa. It was submitted by the director of Voice of America, Michael Abramovitz. US President Donald Trump ordered large -scale abbreviations of employees in seven federal agencies. Among them are the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees the media corporation Radio Free Europe/RFE/RL) and the Voice of America. Supported the decree of Trump Voice of America. USAGM informed the trade unions that more than 600 employees of Voice of America, writes Reuters. They challenged this decision in court. Radio Liberty / Radio Free Europe also challenged the decision of the US authorities to reduce financing. On March 25, USAGM agreed to pay media corporations a part of the funds allocated by Congress. “The lighthouse for those who deprived of the truth was deprived of the truth.” “Radio Liberty” and “Voice of America”-under the threat of closing due to the decree of Trump, journalists around the world criticize this decision “Lighthouse for those that Totalitarianism deprived of the truth”. Radio Liberty and Voice of America-under the threat of closing due to the decree of Trump, journalists around the world criticize this decision (Tagstotranslate) News
