Terrorist Use of Media

European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) Applauds Germany’s Ban of Hezbollah’s Al- Manar TVBan order says Al-Manar supports, advocates and calls for the use of violence Nov 26, 2008 - The European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) applauds the German Federal Ministry of the Interior for issuing a German-wide ban of the operations of Al-Manar TV, the satellite channel of the Iranian-funded terrorist organization, Hezbollah. “We commend Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble... More

Hezbollah’s al-Manar television glorifies terrorism on Indonesia Telkom television Apr 9, 2008 - Washington, DC -- The Coalition Against Terrorist Media today called on Indonesia Telkom to cease its broadcasts of al-Manar, Hezbollah’s television station, widely known for its glorification of suicide bombings and incitement to violence.“Indonesia is widely regarded as a role model for its commit... More

CATM Praises Thaicom for Ceasing to Broadcast Hezbollah's Terror TV Jan 15, 2008 - CATM Praises Thaicom for Ceasing to Broadcast Hezbollah's Terror TVCoalition also applauds USG for designating Al-Zawra TV as a terrorist entity Washington, DC (January 15, 2008) -- The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) praised the Thailand-based satellite company Thaicom for ceasin... More

Hamas’s Murderous “Mickey Mouse” Broadcast Globally by Three Satellite Providers May 10, 2007 - With terrorist group Hamas refusing to back down from its use of a Mickey Mouse-like character who teaches children to hate and murder, the Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM), a project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, today renewed its call on satellite providers to immediately ... More

Coalition Against Terrorist Media Calls on Egypt, Saudi Arabia to Stop Broadcasting Terrorist Television Feb 28, 2007 - Following Egypt’s decision to pull an Iraqi television station accused of supporting terrorism from its NileSat satellite system, the Coalition Against Terrorist Media – a project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies – today called on Egyptian and Saudi officials to remove two other st... More

Hezbollah's Al-Manar Television Station Legitimate Target of Israeli Response Jul 13, 2006 - FDD's Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) today said that Hezbollah's al-Manar television station is a legitimate communications target in Israel's response to an act of war. “Hezbollah uses al-Manar to recruit terrorists, incite violent attacks, conduct operational surveillance, raise fun... More

FDD's Coalition Against Terrorist Media Congratulates Satellite Companies for Removing Hezbollah’s Terrorist Radio Apr 5, 2006 - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), and its Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM), congratulates France Telecom's GlobeCast satellite distributor and the Spanish satellite provider Hispasat for removing Hezbollah's al-Nour radio from broadcast over three satellites reaching Latin Ame... More

Treasury Department Deals Major Blow To Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV and Its Iranian Sponsors Mar 23, 2006 - The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) today praised the U.S. Treasury Department for naming Hezbollah’s al-Manar Television, as well as al-Nour Radio and the Lebanese Media Group, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity. Al-Manar runs programming designed to recruit terroris... More

Companies Stop Advertising on Hezbollah's al-Manar Television at CATM's Request Feb 22, 2006 - In the last year, the Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) contacted some of the world’s largest corporations that were advertising on al-Manar, the Iranian-supported, Hezbollah-operated television station. In most cases, company headquarters were unaware of their ad buys on al-Manar and not... More

CATM Praises the Netherlands for Banning Iranian-Backed Terrorist Broadcasts Jan 31, 2006 - The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) today praised the Netherlands for banning two Iranian-funded television stations – Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV and Iranian Sahar TV1 – after concluding that both sought to spread hatred and inspire acts of terrorism. “As Dutch Justice Minister Piet Hein Do... More