“ Freedom House has documented that freedom of the press is in decline in nearly every region of the world, particularly in Asia, where none of the countries served by RFA have increased their freedom of the press during the past 5 years. ”

“ RFA broadcasts serve as substitutes for indigenous free media in regions lacking free media outlets. (3) The mission of RFA is “to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press” in order to enable informed decisionmaking by the people within Asia. ”

“ The governments of the countries targeted for these broadcasts have consistently denied and blocked attempts at Medium Wave and FM transmissions into their countries, forcing RFA to rely on Shortwave broadcasts and the Internet. (6) RFA has provided continuous online news to its Asian audiences since 2004, although some countries— (A) routinely and aggressively block RFA’s website; (B) monitor access to RFA’s website; and (C) discourage online users by making it illegal to access RFA’s website. ”