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Hezbollah slams Arab satellites for suspending Iranian TV
Beirut (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion." "Hezbollah condemns Arabsat and Nilesat's decision to stop broadcasting the channel Al-Alam, a decision made on political grounds," the party said in a statement about the Arabic-language channel. "Hezbollah declares its solidarity with the channel and considers this a violation of freedom of speech and opinion," the statement said. Arabsat and Egyptian Nilesat this week stopped broadcasting Al-Alam on the grounds it was in breach of contract, the press reported. But Al-Alam's Beirut bureau chief, Atef Moussawi, said the decision was as punishment for the channel supporting Hezbollah. "Al-Alam is paying the price for its support of the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine," Moussawi said in a television interview. Iran, along with ally Syria, is a major backer of Hezbollah. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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