Friday, November 05, 2010

Denmark: Kurdish TV Station Accused of Supporting Terrorism

"Denmark: Kurdish TV Station Accused of Supporting Terrorism
Posted 5 November 2010

Roj TV logoRoj TV, a Kurdish-language satellite television station based in Denmark has been accused of supporting terrorism by the Danish attorney-general. It may lose its broadcasting license once the case goes to trial. The prosecuting authorities claim the station has ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), an organisation that fights for extended autonomy for the Kurdish minority in Turkey. The PKK is considered a terrorist group by the European Union, and Roj TV is accused of promoting the organization through its television programming"

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