Aid freeze silences Latin America media scrutiny of US foes

USAIDcalypse: Latin American journalists warn of crisis as Trump pulls independent media funding

HAVANA, March 23 — A choke on US aid threatens to smother media exposing abuses in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, to the unconcealed delight of the very leaders Washington once wanted held accountable. It was one of President Donald Trump’s first acts on his return to the White House: curbing the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other bodies that fund humanitarian and democratization projects. And, while a judge has since rule…

USAID Freeze Is Cutting Deep In Colombia's Poorest Region

The aid freeze announced by President Donald Trump in his first 24 hours in office sent shockwaves through Colombia, where 70% of all humanitarian assistance was provided by the U.S. last year.

Aid freeze silences Latin America media scrutiny of US foes

A choke on US aid threatens to smother media exposing abuses in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, to the unconcealed delight of the very leaders Washington once wanted held accountable.

The freezing of EU international aid funds asphyxiates media outlets in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

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First it was the media funded by USAID, then those that received money from the NED howled; now Radio and TV “Martí” itself have fallen on the list of cuts.

On Saturday, Nicolás Maduro’s regime blocked Internet access to the portal of the Spanish news agency EFE in Venezuela. The NGO Ve Sin Filtro denounced that access to www.efe.com in Venezuela was restricted by the main Internet providers, such as Cantv, G-Network, Airtek, Movistar, NetUno, Digitel, Supercable and Thundernet. “This happens days after EFE was criticized on the state channel for publishing an interview with Magalli Meda,” the organ…