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Iranian state TV taken off air in N. America
21:35 - 09.02.13
Iran's state-run news network Press TV has been taken off air in North
America, the English-language television station has said on its
website.
The channel said on Saturday that it had been dropped from the Galaxy
19 satellite platform that allowed it to broadcast in the United
States and Canada, without saying when it was dropped, Al Jazeera
reports.
The state-owned, 24-hour network broadcasts world news and
pro-government views beyond Iran's borders.
The network called the move "another flagrant violation of freedom of
speech".
It said the move was part of Western sanctions imposed on Iran over
its disputed nuclear programme, which the West fears is aimed at
producing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear
activities are aimed at peaceful purposes.
Intelsat, the Luxembour-based company which owns Galaxy 19, has not
commented on its decision.
New sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department this week
blacklisted the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and its
director, Ezatollah Zarghami, which oversees Iran's broadcast
channels.
In October, the Paris-based Eutelsat, one of Europe's leading
satellite providers, cut Iranian state television and radio broadcasts
to comply with tougher European Union sanctions on the Islamic
Republic.
The Eutelsat decision hit 19 channels provided by IRIB, including
Press TV.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/02/09/presstv-ir-usa/
21:35 - 09.02.13
Iran's state-run news network Press TV has been taken off air in North
America, the English-language television station has said on its
website.
The channel said on Saturday that it had been dropped from the Galaxy
19 satellite platform that allowed it to broadcast in the United
States and Canada, without saying when it was dropped, Al Jazeera
reports.
The state-owned, 24-hour network broadcasts world news and
pro-government views beyond Iran's borders.
The network called the move "another flagrant violation of freedom of
speech".
It said the move was part of Western sanctions imposed on Iran over
its disputed nuclear programme, which the West fears is aimed at
producing nuclear weapons. Iran denies the charge, saying its nuclear
activities are aimed at peaceful purposes.
Intelsat, the Luxembour-based company which owns Galaxy 19, has not
commented on its decision.
New sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department this week
blacklisted the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) and its
director, Ezatollah Zarghami, which oversees Iran's broadcast
channels.
In October, the Paris-based Eutelsat, one of Europe's leading
satellite providers, cut Iranian state television and radio broadcasts
to comply with tougher European Union sanctions on the Islamic
Republic.
The Eutelsat decision hit 19 channels provided by IRIB, including
Press TV.
http://tert.am/en/news/2013/02/09/presstv-ir-usa/