BRUSSELS, — Turkey has been continuously putting pressure on Denmark to close down Kurdish ROJ-TV. As the result of these pressures, Danish prosecutors opened a case against Kurdish TV and sought to close it down.
Consequently more than a hundred of ROJ-TV’s staff staged a protest on Monday against the investigation.
The staffs demand an end to the Denmark’s investigation and freedom for Kurdish press institutions.
Kurds living in Brussels showed support for the protestors chanting slogans in favour of ROJ- TV. The protestors will present a dossier to European Union officials this afternoon.
The case against the ROJ- TV was launched on account of encouraging the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) next week.
While ROJ- TV does not have any studios in Denmark it was granted broadcasting license by the Danish authorities.
Since the foundation of ROJ- TV on 1 March 2004 it has faced pressures by the Turkish government. The Turkish state has also pressurised the Danish authorities in order to cancel the license given to ROJ- TV.