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The Belqees television channel, owned by Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman, announced yesterday, Friday, the suspension of its broadcasts and closure due to unforeseen circumstances after ten years of its launch.
The channel, which broadcasts from Turkey, explained that it will continue its activities via digital platforms until circumstances permit the resumption of television broadcasting. The channel launched on May 11, 2015, after the Houthis took control of Sana'a, and was under the management of Karman, a member of the Shura Council of the Yemeni Congregation for Reform Party. It is worth noting that the activist has been widely criticized. The Arab Women's Authority previously demanded the withdrawal of her Nobel Prize because of her stances and statements against some Arab countries and her support for what the authority described as "terrorist entities". In addition, the Moroccan Lawyers Club filed a criminal complaint against her in Turkey on charges of incitement to terrorism, violence, and public insult to Moroccan state institutions.
