Brits to decry BBC news blackout on Palestinian hunger strikers
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British campaigners are to stage a protest rally outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London to condemn the corporation’s news blackout on reporting the plight of Palestinian hunger strikers.
The demonstration, which is organized by the London-based Islamic Human Rights Council (IHRC) and Innovative Minds (inminds), will be held on February 18 to blast the broadcaster for enforcing a reporting blackout on any coverage of Palestinian hunger strikers.
Two Palestinian political prisoners named Samer Al-Issawi, and Ayman Sharawna have been refusing food for almost seven months to gain release from Israeli regime’s detention centers.
On January 11, British activists staged a protest outside the BBC building and called on the corporation to end its biased approach and cover the hunger strikes in a letter addressed to the BBC director general Tim Davie. The letter also included a passionate message from Um Ra'fat, the mother of Samer Al-Issawi.
However, after nearly five weeks, they have still not received a reply or an acknowledgement of receipt of the letter from the corporation.
“Both Samer and Ayman are dying. They have shown unbelievable strength in resisting their oppression. The very least we can do is give voice to their heroic resistance, to their hunger strike. We need to ensure the media is shamed in to covering their story. Publicity for their plight is the first step towards their liberation,” the inminds campaign said on its website.
Source http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/16/289262/brits-to-decry-bbc-news-blackout/
British campaigners are to stage a protest rally outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London to condemn the corporation’s news blackout on reporting the plight of Palestinian hunger strikers.
The demonstration, which is organized by the London-based Islamic Human Rights Council (IHRC) and Innovative Minds (inminds), will be held on February 18 to blast the broadcaster for enforcing a reporting blackout on any coverage of Palestinian hunger strikers.
Two Palestinian political prisoners named Samer Al-Issawi, and Ayman Sharawna have been refusing food for almost seven months to gain release from Israeli regime’s detention centers.
On January 11, British activists staged a protest outside the BBC building and called on the corporation to end its biased approach and cover the hunger strikes in a letter addressed to the BBC director general Tim Davie. The letter also included a passionate message from Um Ra'fat, the mother of Samer Al-Issawi.
However, after nearly five weeks, they have still not received a reply or an acknowledgement of receipt of the letter from the corporation.
“Both Samer and Ayman are dying. They have shown unbelievable strength in resisting their oppression. The very least we can do is give voice to their heroic resistance, to their hunger strike. We need to ensure the media is shamed in to covering their story. Publicity for their plight is the first step towards their liberation,” the inminds campaign said on its website.
Source http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/02/16/289262/brits-to-decry-bbc-news-blackout/
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