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Idk about the rest but RFE/RL is literally a CIA propaganda outlet. Even the consensus of wikipedia acknowledges this:
"RFE/RL may be biased in some subject areas (particularly through omission of relevant, countervailing facts), and in those areas, it should be attributed in the article body."
Just find a different source.
When you quote your link, in its entirety, it's message changes drastically
It hasn't been true for some time now and is generally found to be credible and fairly unbiased and RFA is seen in even a more positive light, from your own link:
I think you misread what I linked. They are two different ratings: red (no not use) for older articles and orange (restrictions apply) for anything newer. The verdict that RFE/RL is biased is still current, as was confirmed by the 2024 discussion.
And the question remains: why link to RFE/RL when there are other sources covering the same event that are more broadly trusted?