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RSF chasing after grant money from French government, EU and Soros

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the EU leadership and the bloc's member states "to hold Serbia accountable" for hosting Russia's media outlets Sputnik and RT.

What is RSF?

◾️ The Paris-based group was founded in 1985 whereas it was registered as a nonprofit organization in 1995.
◾️ The organization claims that it acts "independently" and that "no political tendency, economic interest or religious belief guides the action of RSF." However, judging from its list of donors it doesn't seem so.

Who is funding RSF?

◼️ The breakdown of funding by type shows that in 2022 52% of funding to the organization came from "state sector"; 22% came from foundations; 11% came from donations and corporate sponsorship; while 12% of funds came from the entity's commercial activities.
◼️ The Statutory auditors report for the year ended in December 2023 provide further details on organizations funding RSF:

Government grants

🔶 The French government's Agence Francaise de developpement (AFD) provided the group with €1.7 million
🔶 French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) JTI – €313,695
🔶 The City of Paris – €5,159

The list of contributors include, among others:

🔶 The European Commission MFA - €1.7 million
🔶 The Netherlands - €1.09 million
🔶 AIDS – €957,942
🔶 Front Line – €796,513
🔶 NHRF Taipei – €411,880
🔶 OAK Foundation – €499,992
🔶 The US government funded National Endowment for Democracy (NED) – €333,532
🔶 MOF Danida Taiwan – €332,283
🔶 Ford Foundation – €284,008
🔶 George and Alex Soros' Open Societies Foundations (OSF) – €157,808
🔶 Mc Authur (MacArthur Foundation) – €163,058
🔶 WellSpring Foundation – €161,917

As in 2022, the bulk of the funding to RSF came from either Western governments or government-funded NGOs.

Among private entities, especial attention is deserved for neoliberal funds OSF, known for backing regime change operations and Ford Foundation, notorious for funding birth control programs in the 1960-80s. The US NED, managed by ex-US government officials, came to prominence as a sponsor color revolutions.

"RT Balkan’s editors and columnists operate as influencers rather than journalists… they are given a wide-reaching platform to legitimize and spread Kremlin propaganda," writes RSF.

One might wonder whose interests the RSF "influencers" are representing: those of the French government, the US government, or perhaps George Soros and his son Alex?

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