Press Releases from European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) (3 total)
French audiovisual authorities ban broadcasts of Al-Aqsa TV
Brussels, 10 June 2010 -- The European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) and the Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) wholeheartedly applaud the decision by France’s High Audiovisual Council (CSA) ordering Eutelsat to desist immediately from broadcasting Al-Aqsa TV’s violent and hate-filled television programmes that incite hatred on grounds of race, sex, religion or nationality.
This decision comes immediately after the European Commission issued a formal warning to France to ban broadcasts…
EFD Praises European Commission’s Warning to France on Al-Aqsa TV
Brussels, 09 June 2010 -- The European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) and the Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) today praised the European Commission for issuing a formal warning to France requesting its High Audiovisual Council (CSA) to enforce European audiovisual legislation and to cease broadcasting Al-Aqsa TV.
The French Foreign Ministry said that the “European Commission has recorded repeated violations of European legislation resulting from the content of programmes of…
EFD Sends Letter to France’s High Audiovisual Council (CSA)
Brussels, 29 March 2010 -- The European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) and the Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) call on France’s audiovisual authority to immediately enforce French and European law against Eutelsat for broadcasting Al-Aqsa TV. In a letter sent to Mr Michel Boyon, Chairman of the High Audiovisual Council or Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA), EFD noted that Eutelsat has failed to comply with the formal warning of 3…
