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Authorities close Al-Baghdadia TV in Iraq, force staff out of channel’s offices

March 18, 2016 1:06 PM EDT

New York, March 18, 2016–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to restore the broadcasting license of the pro-Sunni satellite channel Al-Baghdadia TV, and to allow the channel to operate freely in Iraq.