Iraqi authorities shutter Al-Baghdadia TV, jail director for 3 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Iraqi authorities shutter Al-Baghdadia TV, jail director for 3 years - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, August 5, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iraqi authorities to free Al-Baghdadia TV’s director and presenter Ali Al-Dhabhawi, who was given a three-year jail sentence on Monday, and to reopen the satellite channel’s office in the capital Baghdad. On July 31, security forces raided the Iraqi-owned station and Al-Dhabhawi’s home, a day after the journalist criticized the National Intelligence Service on his c…