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UK: Kurdish community protest against
discriminatory reporting and broadcasting
27.2.2008
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February
27, 2008
LONDON, -- The Kurdish NGO CHAK cooperates
with other Kurdish organisations and individuals to
organise a protest against Turkish State Terror. The
protest is organised in front of the BBC in London.
The Kurds chosen to protest in front of the BBC
building, angry of the BBC’s biased broadcasting,
undermining the people of Kurdistan.
The BBC still shay away from using the word
“Kurdistan”, inline with the Turkish apartite regime
and Arab ultra-nationalists.
The BBC has not only eliminated the Kurdish voice
from all its broadcasting, but also pushed aside the
voice of liberal Arab, Iranian and Turkish
intellectuals,www.ekurd.net
favouring a group of
ultra-nationalists and Islamic fundamentalists; and
even promoting radical individuals like Usama Bin-Ladin.
Those who speak via the BBC address Bin-Ladin as
“Sheikh Bin-Ladin” and name suicide bombers as
“freedom fighters”, effectively promoting violence.
The BBC is institutionally discriminatory against
Kurds, a nation of at least 40 million people
without a state of their own.
The BBC is not alone in this anti-Kurdish campaign,
there are many other media agencies. However, the
BBC is publicly funded and should not be
discriminatory. We, the Kurdish community in London
with our Arab, Turkish, Iranian and other friends,
protest in front of the BBC to condemn the world
media agencies for their discrimination policy
against Kurds.
Our slogans are:
- We Kurds are not terrorists; we are the largest
nation without a state!
- Kurdistan is not a taboo; it is our homeland. You
can also say it BBC!
- News in 33 languages: not in Kurdish; shame on you
the BBC!
- The BBC be objective in broadcasting!
- The BBC must not discriminate!
Time and venue:
BBC Wood Line TV Centre
Date: Saturday, 01 March 2008
Time: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
How to get there:
For map click here
Television Centre
BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ
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