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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Denmark, again? Now it's under fire for hosting Kurdish TV station. | csmonitor.com

"Denmark, again? Now it's under fire for hosting Kurdish TV station.
Turkey says the satellite network Roj TV is a mouthpiece for Kurdish terrorists.
By Yigal Schleifer | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY – From her small apartment in this ancient city, Rabia Celikmilek has access to the entire world. A satellite dish on the roof of her crumbling brick building streams 452 TV channels, with programs from almost every continent.

But Ms. Celikmilek, a Kurd who doesn't speak Turkish, says she only watches Roj TV, a Kurdish channel based in Denmark.

'Roj TV reflects the emotions of the Kurds, our opinions. It's a mirror of the Kurds,' says the mother of 10 as she watches the station's 7 p.m. news broadcast."

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