On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which marks the third of May of each year, Free Media Union in ‘Jazira’ canton has organized a protest march to condemn stopping the broadcast of three Kurdish Channels which are” Ronahî Tv ,”Stêrk Tv” and “News Channel ” by the French “Eutelsat” company, after the supreme body of the Turkish Radio and Television “RTUK” demanded “Eutelsat ” company to block the broadcast of the three channels without any legal argument

A large number of media representatives and journalists in Kurdistan’s Rojava (west of Kurdistan) have participated in the protest setting off ‘Karmoti’ roundabout toward the headquarter of ‘Ronahî’ channel in the Hilaliya’ neighborhood in Qamishlo

“We congratulate all press colleagues around the world on ‘World Press Freedom Day’ today as a rethink and a re-examination of press freedom either here in ‘Rojava’, in Syria and in the whole world”. Said Hoshenk Hassan, a reporter at Ronahi channel to Welat FM

About the press freedom in ‘Rojava’ , Hoshenk said that “journalists and media professionals enjoy a great degree of freedom I think. However, there are absolutely some red lines Shouldn’t be exceeded like those related to homeland’s national security, (people’s protect units) as an example” Hoshenk added

On the other hand, Hoshenk pointed to the latest practices against the Kurdish channels, which were the closed by Eutelsat company and cooperating with the Turkish state, explaining that Protest march is denouncing the practices of the Turkish state, which is always trying to obliterate and silence the Kurdish media as the latest shows the reality of the fascist state of Turkey, as he put it

The media work is organized by the Higher Media Council of ‘Jazira’ canton, according to the Media Law issued by the city of Amouda with the Media Law issued by the center of it in Amouda city, where it is responsible for licensing or rejecting media organizations, as is the case of the ‘Rudaw’ and ‘Orient’ channels

Translated by: Hevin Osman

Welat FM