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Farzad Bazoft executed in Iraq

Title
Farzad Bazoft executed in Iraq
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop; Tribute
TX Date
15 Mar 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:02:22
Description
Gareth Furby reports on the reaction to the hanging of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq after being accused of espionage. With comment and tributes from Iraqi Ambassador to London, Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi; Observer editor Donald Trelford; Observer workers including George Pitcher, Industrial Editor.
Contributors
Donald Trelford; Gareth Furby; Azmi Shafiq Al-Salihi; George Pitcher
Keywords
Newspapers; UK; Hanging; Espionage; Executions; Journalists; Iraq; The Observer; Farzad Bazoft; Hangings

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