 The Iraqi government has shut down the Baghdad studios of a privately-owned satellite TV station for "inciting sectarian violence" because it broadcast images of people mourning the execution of Saddam Hussein. "We are very concerned by the attitude of the Nuri al-Maliki government which is imposing more and more restrictions on the press," a statement issued by the Paris-based NGO read, adding that "[t]he authorities should show more restraint..." Saddam was hanged Saturday for the summary executions of 148 Iraqi residents of Dujail , following an unsuccessful assassination attempt in 1982.
Iraqi police officers The Iraqi government has shut down the Baghdad studios of a privately-owned satellite TV station for "inciting sectarian violence" because it broadcast images of people mourning Saddam Hussein. "We are very concerned by the attitude of the government which is imposing more and more restrictions on the press," a statement issued by the Paris-based read, adding that "[t]he authorities should show more restraint..." Saddam was hanged Saturday for the of 148 Iraqi residents of , following an unsuccessful assassination attempt in 1982.
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