Roj TV controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2012
Danish terrorism-promotion conviction
A Danish court found Roj TV's owners guilty of promoting terrorism and ordered payment of a DKK 5.2 million fine. Prosecutors had argued that the station was financed and controlled by the PKK.
2010
Belgian investigation and raids
Belgian authorities raided several locations associated with Roj TV while investigating allegations that Kurdish youths were being recruited in an organized manner. The station's programming was temporarily disrupted.
2008
German ban over alleged PKK links
Germany banned Roj TV's domestic operations and dissolved its Wuppertal production company after classifying the channel as connected to the PKK. The restriction became the subject of legal challenges and later European judicial proceedings.