Government closes Amman bureaux of two Iranian satellite TV stations

Reporters Without Borders condemns the Jordanian government's closure of the Amman bureaux of two satellite TV stations that are funded by the Iranian government, the Arabic-language Al-Alam and the English-language Press TV. They were closed on 30 June. Reporters Without Borders wrote today to media and communication minister Nabil Al-Sharif urging him to treat all satellite TV stations equally, regardless of the political tension between Iran and Jordan, and to therefore rescind the (...)

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