2019\/7\/31<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A group of\nmedia channels were prevented from covering the signing of a contract with\nSiemensGerman Company in Basra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The\nsecurity team of the Minister of Electricity (Luai al-Khatib) prevented the\ncadres of INEWS, Wt and Al-Hayat Radio Iraq from entering the site of signing a\ncontract with Siemens German companyto improve the electricity sector, which\nwas held on Wednesday morning at the Basra International Hotel, on the grounds\nthat their names weren\u2019t on the lists of\ninvited journalists.” “The names and invitations have already been\nallocated by the Ministry of Electricity,” he said\n\nPress\nFreedom Advocacy association in Iraq, calls on the Minister of Electricity to\nfollow up the incident since the prevention order is a violation of the\njournalistic work, and to ensure that such directiveswouldn\u2019t be repeated by\nsecurity elements or the ministry’s media section by excluding media bodiesfrom\ncoverage\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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