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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) on Wednesday barred
political analyst Hussein al-Shalakh from appearing on television channels for
60 days after accusing him of violating media broadcasting regulations.
The decision followed remarks al-Shalakh made during a televised
appearance on Alawla Iraqi Channel on May 12, which the CMC described as
violations of rules banning “incitement to violence and hatred,” as well as
standards related to “public decency and conduct.”
The regulator warned Iraqi and foreign media outlets operating in the
country against hosting al-Shalakh during the ban period.
On May 10, the CMC imposed a 30-day ban on television personality Farid
Majid after determining that remarks he made during a sports program amounted
to “an insult to the divine.”
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