CATM Praises the Netherlands for Banning Iranian-Backed Terrorist Broadcasts
Washington, D.C. (Jan. 31, 2006) -- The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) today praised the Netherlands for banning two Iranian-funded television stations – Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV and Iranian Sahar TV1 – after concluding that both sought to spread hatred and inspire acts of terrorism.
“As Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner said, there needs to be a strong European-wide response to al-Manar and other terrorist media,” said Roberta Bonazzi, Executive Director of the European Foundation for Democracy, a founding member of CATM. “Given the Iranian regime's avowed hatred of the West and its ongoing efforts to build nuclear weapons, European officials must act now to stop these Iranian-backed stations from inspiring new acts of terrorism on European soil.”
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