Rems updated video Honors World Press Freedom Day

Legendary Athens, Ga., Band Rem today published an updated music video that was recorded in April 1981 by producer Mitch Easter in his studio North Carolina in his studio North Carolina.

The new video “Celebrates the 75th anniversary of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Station, which was founded 75 years ago by the United States to transmit news and information in which a free press is either prohibited or threatened,” says the band's publication.

According to his website, the mission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is “promoting democratic values ​​with uncensored news”. The stations reach 47 million monthly listeners in 23 countries and 27 languages. The organization falls under the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent federal authority that monitors public service media networks.

Rems Video has been set to honor the WORLD Press Freedom day of the UN General Assembly in December 1993 after the UNESCO General Conference recommended on May 3 on May 3. The topic 2025 examines “challenges of the interface of technology and freedom of the press”, but also depends when a free press – including Radio -Free Europe/Radio Liberty – is attacked.

“Whether music or a free press – censorship everywhere is a threat to the truth everywhere,” said Rem singer Michael Stipe on Friday. “At the World Press Freedom Day I send the brave journalist a shout-out on the Radio Free Europe.”

On March 14th, President Trump's executive order entitled ” Continuation of the reduction in the German bureaucracy“Initiated measures to remove the non -inpatient components [of USAGM] and functions to the maximum extent in accordance with the applicable law. Usagm and the sockets monitored by it are reduced to their legal functions and the associated personnel are reduced to the legally required minimum application and function. “

A federal judge this week has instructed the Republican administration to restore 12 million US dollars for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, which was acquired by Congress, reported the Associated Press on Friday. The lawyers of the service said that he was forced to close without money in June.

In his reporting on Trump's executive order dated May 1, to reduce all federal financing PBS and NPR, PBS said on Friday that the efforts of disassembling RFE/RL were “advanced by federal courts that have decided in some cases that the Trump administration exceeded its authority to hold back the funds recorded by the congress.”

Together with the video “Radio Free Europe”, REM donates the proceeds from the vinyl sale of ITS Radio Free Europe 2025An EP with five tracks with a remix of 2025 by long -time employee Jacknife Lee and the original producer Mitch Easters 1981 Remix “Radio Free Dub” to RFE/RL, a private non -profit company.