Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strip back the global, independent and federally funded news organisation Voice of America.

The Trump administration has suspended Voice of America (VOA), placing over 1,300 staff on administrative leave, effectively halting its operations. The move has drawn global criticism, raising concerns about press freedom and weakening US efforts to counter authoritarian propaganda.

The Trump administration on March 15 followed up a on an executive order signed a day earlier by President Donald Trump vowing to gut funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).

More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.

President Trump has signed an executive order requiring the parent agency of Voice of America to effectuate activity and staffing cuts. This article, Trump orders cuts at Voice of America parent agency,

Employees working at the Voice of America (VOA), including Kenyan staff, could soon be rendered jobless after the Trump administration issued a memo requiring VOA journalists to go on compulsory leave.

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In a move that has left many stunned, the Trump administration has silenced the Voice of America, a beacon of international broadcasting for decades.

Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) were put on administrative leave on Saturday, a day after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM),