Reporters Without Borders said to be "stunned" by the decision of the European company Eutelsat to suspend the broadcast of the Kurdish RojTV channel on its satellites.

"We are shocked by this unilateral and outrageous decision, taken in violation of freedom of expression. By suspending the braodcasting of RojTV, Eutelsat is taking an initiative which indeed the Danish court did not take. The court never ordered the closure of the chain, which has also appealed his conviction to a fine ", said the organization.

The organization continued underlining that "from China to Iran, to Saudi Arabia, Eutelsat has already shown its little regard for freedom of information. The company is now helping to promote a 'terrorism' rhetoric. Need we to remind that this is the argument of choice for repressive regimes to justify their attacks on freedom of the press? It's still under this pretext that Turkey has imprisoned over thirty journalists there less than a month ago. The French government, a shareholder in Eutelsat, is willing to take responsibility for his decision? "

On January 19, Eutelsat announced that it asked its distributors to stop the broadcast of Roj TV.