In a flagrant violation of freedom of speech, European satellite provider Eutelsat SA ordered media services company Arqiva on October 15 to stop the broadcast of several Iranian satellite channels including Press TV, al-Alam, Jam-e-Jam 1 and 2, Sahar 1 and 2, Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, Quran TV, and the Arabic-language al-Kawthar.
In his letter, Boroujerdi said that the move was "unjustifiable" and the clear violation of international law and regulations by a country which had a background of great civilization and culture.
"Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission strongly urges the French officials to take into consideration the necessity of respecting the principles of freedom and democracy and take immediate action to revise this illogical decision."
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Chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi, in a letter to French Envoy to Tehran Bruno Foucher, voiced protest at the recent EU ban on the broadcast of Iranian satellite channels in Europe.
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