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El Watan Al Djazairia (Arabic: الوطن الجزائرية) was an Arabic language satellite television channel broadcasting from Algeria. El Watan Al Djazairia was set up by Islamist party Hamas with a number of Arab intellectuals from Algeria and the Arab World.
| Country | Algeria |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe, Africa, Middle-East |
| Headquarters | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hamas |
| History | |
| Launched | February 20, 2014 |
| Closed | 12 October 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | elwatanmedia.ma (french) |
History
editEl Watan Al Djazairia was founded on 20 February 2014, it has started to broadcast its programs on 20 February 2014. It closed down on 12 October 2015 over a broadcast of an interview of an Islamist fighter.[1][2] At a demonstration in front of Parliament over the channel's closure, 18 people were arrested and brutalized by police.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Algerian authorities shut down El Watan TV | Satellite | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Algeria closes private TV channel over Islamist's comments". Reuters. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "قوات الأمن الجزائرية تمنع بالقوة احتجاج صحفيي قناة "الوطن" ضد إغلاقها". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.