London Kurds storm embassy

Title

London Kurds storm embassy

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

5 Apr 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:01:28

Description

James Bays reports on Kurdish demonstrators storming the Iraqi Embassy in London in protest against Saddam Hussein’s treatment of the Kurdish people in Iraq. Includes comments from demonstrator Hewa(?) Talibani(?) and eyewitness Kate Weatherall(?); Kurdish demonstrator.

Contributors

James Bays; Hewa(?) Talibani(?); Kate Weatherall(?)

Keywords

London; Political protests; Embassy buildings; Ethnic groups; Persecution; Political refugees; Publicity; Iraq; Kurds

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