1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Security forces detain TV crews and shut down broadcaster's office in Iraqi Kurdistan - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BrMTFv1po0"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/01/security-forces-detain-tv-crews-and-shut-down-broa/">Security forces detain TV crews and shut down broadcaster’s office in Iraqi Kurdistan</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/01/security-forces-detain-tv-crews-and-shut-down-broa/embed/#?secret=BrMTFv1po0" width="600" height="338" title="“Security forces detain TV crews and shut down broadcaster’s office in Iraqi Kurdistan” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="BrMTFv1po0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/NRT_office-01-28-19.jpg750466Beirut, January 28, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the closure by Kurdish security forces of the Iraqi independent broadcaster NRT's office in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan, and urged the Kurdish regional government to immediately allow NRT to resume its work.