Controversy & Ban
editAl-Manar broadcasts have been banned by the goverment of United States[1], France[2] and Spain[3] for the contents of it's broadcasts.
Al-Amar has not been available in Canada since Intelsat stopped the Al-Amar broadcasts due to the US ban in 2004 - some have interpreted this as a "ban"[4] but the goverment of Canada has not banned Al-Manar from broadcasting.
The Dutch Media Authority "discovered that a satellite owned by New Skies Satellites was carrying Al-Manar and has ordered the company to stop doing so, because the channel did not have the required Dutch licence."[5] Radio Netherlands Worldwide Media Network[6] consider this to be a ban, however no ban has been issued by the Dutch goverment.
"The Spanish authorities banned the retransmission of Al Manar by Hispasat on Wednesday,
30 June 2005 (which effectively prevents its reception not only in the Iberian Peninsula but
also in South America)".[7]
It has been claimed by Trish Schuh that these actions were due to the influence of groups like the "Anti-Defamation League, CAMERA.org, American Jewish Congress and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies allied with AIPAC... The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)."[8]
References
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Reuters (2004-12-18). "U.S. designates al-Manar TV as 'terrorist'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "France pulls plug on Arab network". BBC News. 2004-12-14. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
- ^ "Commission document SEC(2006) 160" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ^ "Banning Al-Manar TV in North America and France(Chat session with Mohammad S. Dalbah)". Islamonline.net. 2004-12-30. Retrieved 2006-08-09.
- ^ Al Jazeera (2005-03-17). "Al-Manar TV to go off Dutch platform". Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ Radio Netherlands Worldwide Blog Iranian commentator reacts to Dutch ban on two satellite TV stations Accessed July 30, 2006
- ^ Commission of the European Communities Commission document SEC(2006) 160 Accessed July 31, 2006
- ^ Free Speech "Marked for Death": Lebanon's Al Manar TV Targeted
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