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April 20, 2005
Iran shuts down al-Jazeera bureau
Iran shuts down al-Jazeera bureau
April 20, 2005
Associated Press
Iran has suspended the operations of Arab television network al-Jazeera, accusing it of inflaming violent protests by minority Arabs in the nation's southwest.
The Government said two more protesters died in the unrest on Monday, bringing the three-day toll to three dead and at least eight injured in Khuzistan province, on Iran's border with Iraq.
"The situation is under control in Khuzistan province right now," Interior Ministry Jahanbakhsh Khanjani said. "The province is calm in general but unfortunately, two people were killed during last night's violence in Mahshahr."
Al-Jazeera, which is popular among Iran's Arab-speaking minority, is believed to have been the first news outlet to broadcast reports of the unrest. Commentators also discussed the clashes on al-Jazeera talk shows.
Tehran ordered the station to shut down its bureau in Iran until it explains the motives behind its coverage, which Tehran believes inflamed the violence.
"If it is proved that al-Jazeera committed a crime, it will be prosecuted," Mohammad Hossein Khoshvaght, an official at Iran's Culture and Islamic Guidance Ministry, said.
"We suspended its activity in Iran to investigate the network's role in unrest in Ahvaz. We expect the network to respect Iran's national integrity and security."
Jihad Ballout, an al-Jazeera spokesman in Doha, Qatar, said he had heard media reports of the ban but said the station had not yet received official notification.
The station, owned by the Qatari government since it was launched in 1996, is believed to have an audience of 35 million people.
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