Media Roots — Us Sanctions Nigh Downwardly ‘The Empire Files’ Amongst Abby Martin

The Empire Files is temporarily appealing for donations on a one-time in addition to monthly reason to dice along production inward the midst of US attacks on the TeleSUR Network.

As a final result of US sanctions against Venezuela, The Empire Files has been forced to completely nigh downwards operations.

The Empire Files, which airs on TeleSUR throughout Latin America in addition to on Free Speech TV in addition to The Real News Network inward the United States, has been funded through a contract amongst the TeleSUR network. As Abby Martin’s main broadcast, it has released over 100 documentaries, interviews in addition to on-the-ground exposés from battlefields inward Palestine, Venezuela in addition to beyond.

As a final result of fiscal attacks past times the US regime on the main source of TeleSUR’s funding, production was halted earlier the completion of Empire Files Season Two.
Season Three, contracted for 26 episodes, was scheduled to laid out on July 1. But amongst the US regime blocking wire transfers that originate inward Venezuela, the mightiness to have funding has non been possible.

For over a year, funding has been sporadic in addition to frequently delayed. The Empire Files has been operating past times alternating betwixt waiting for belatedly payments in addition to funding production out-of-pocket.

However, amongst US attacks in addition to sanctions intensifying, the mightiness to have funds appears to convey been cut-off completely.

Contract TeleSUR journalists elsewhere, including at Empire Files, convey had funding blocked past times the US regime for over half dozen months. Even wire transfers non originating inward Venezuela, exactly ally countries which likewise fund TeleSUR, convey been severed.

There appears to hold upwards no solution, in addition to no destination inward sight, to this ongoing fiscal attack.

The Empire Files officially halted all production on May 27, in addition to had to cutting all staff prior to that. But nosotros convey been holding-off on an official proclamation inward hopes that the wall pose inward house past times the Trump Administration would hold upwards overcome.

We are making this proclamation straight off because, later on numerous attempts in addition to constant rejections of all types of fund transfers, nosotros create non believe this barrier volition hold upwards removed inward the almost future....

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US Sanctions Shut Down ‘The Empire Files’ amongst Abby Martin