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Kuwait Closes Al Jazeera Office over Crackdown Coverage

HeadlineDec 14, 2010

Kuwait is cracking down on the satellite network Al Jazeera for its coverage of a police assault on an opposition gathering. Al Jazeera says Kuwaiti authorities closed its office and withdrew its accreditation after the network aired footage of police officers beating opposition activists. Kuwait says Al Jazeera was censored for “interference” in the country’s “internal affairs.”

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