Kurdistan 24

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Kurdistan 24
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Country Iraq
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Headquarters Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Programming
Language(s) Kurdish
English
Arabic
Ownership
Owner Kurdistan Democratic Party
History
Launched31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)
Links
Website kurdistan24.net/en
Availability
Streaming media
Kurdistan24 kurdistan24.net/ckb/live_tv

Kurdistan 24 (K24) is a Kurdish broadcast news station based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with foreign bureaus in Washington, DC. [1] The service was launched on 31 October 2015. [1] Noreldin Waisy is the founder and former general manager of Kurdistan 24.

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Television

Kurdistan 24 launched its television network on 31 October 2015, [1] aiming to deliver 24-hour news from Kurdistan and around the world to "transform the media landscape of Kurdistan." The television network covers events across the Greater Kurdistan area and offers analysis on relevant issues in this region. [2]

In addition to political news, Kurdistan 24 offers segments on the Region's culture from all four parts of Kurdistan. It also updates its viewers on news of the sports world. [2]

Events

Around 1 pm on March 13, 2022, several missile attacks were carried out on Erbil, damaging the Kurdistan 24 building. [3] According to Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw, the new US consulate building was the target of the attack. [4]

Website

Kurdistan 24 provides news online in Kurdish (Sorani and Kurmanji), English, Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. Their websites covers news in Kurdistan, the Middle East, and internationally. Additionally, Kurdistan 24 provides coverage of culture, sports, and economy in Kurdistan and abroad.

It also offers its readers a section for original interviews, as well as transcriptions of interviews after they've been aired on the television network. The network also provides readers with regular analysis and opinion pieces covering relevant issues in the Kurdistan Region and the Middle East. [5] [6]

Radio

Kurdistan 24 offers a radio broadcast in Kurdish. This is available in Kurdistan Region and to an international audience as well. [7]

Controversies

Turkey removed three television channels based in Southern Kurdistan, including Kurdish news agency Kurdistan 24, from its TurkSat satellite, allegedly over broadcasting violations during the Kurdistan Region's independence referendum. [8]

The audio/visual media office of the Iraqi government's Media and Communications Commission issued a decree ordering the shutdown of Kurdistan 24 TV broadcast, the banning of its crew and seizure of their equipment across Iraq. The decree claimed the grounds for the move was that Kurdistan 24 is not licensed, and for programs "that incite violence and hate and target social peace and security." However, Kurdistan 24 is licensed by the Ministry of Culture of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which under the Iraqi Constitution is empowered to run its own affairs. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Criticism

Kurdistan 24 is described as being affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, particularly the current Prime Minister Of The Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani. [13] [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Noreldin Waisi (4 November 2015). "Kurdistan 24: Breaking New Ground". Kurdistan 24.
  2. 1 2 Kurdistan24. "TV". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "France expressed its support for Kurdistan24". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Omed Khoshnaw: "There is no Israeli base in the Kurdistan Region"". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Kurdistan24. "Opinion". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Kurdistan24. "Analysis". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Kurdistan24. "Radio". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "3 TV channels, to be removed from TurkSat over broadcasting violations". DailySabah.
  9. ↑ "Iraq's Media and Communications Commission bans Rudaw". Rudaw. 28 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Journalist organizations in Iraq, Kurdistan criticize Baghdad's banning of Kurdistan 24". Kurdistan 24. 28 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kurdistan Parliament: Decision to ban Kurdish media 'contrary' to Iraqi law". Rudaw. 31 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Efforts on the way to lift ban on Kurdistan 24 in Iraq: Iraqi Deputy Parliament Speaker". Kurdistan 24. 14 January 2018.
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