Douglas Hurd on Farzad Bazoft execution

Title

Douglas Hurd on Farzad Bazoft execution

Genre

Interview

TX Date

15 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:58

Description

David Spanier interviews Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on his reaction to the execution of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft in Iraq for espionage, what the Government did to try and prevent this and measures they are taking against Iraq now. For Update programme.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; David Spanier

Keywords

UK; International relations; Economic sanctions; Hanging; Espionage; Diplomacy; Executions; Journalists; Iraq; Bilateral relations; Update (radio programme); Farzad Bazoft; Hangings

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