Committee to Protect Journalists: Iraqi Kurdish Authorities Call for Closure of NRT Broadcaster Over COVID-19 Report
April 09, 2020
April 09, 2020
NEW YORK, April 9 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on April 8:
Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan should allow the NRT broadcaster to cover the COVID-19 pandemic freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Yesterday, the Kurdistan regional government's Health Ministry sent a letter to the attorney general requesting authorities close NRT and prevent it from broadcasting, according to a report from the broadcaster, NRT Director General . . .
Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan should allow the NRT broadcaster to cover the COVID-19 pandemic freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
Yesterday, the Kurdistan regional government's Health Ministry sent a letter to the attorney general requesting authorities close NRT and prevent it from broadcasting, according to a report from the broadcaster, NRT Director General . . .