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The money Jeremy Corbyn received from Iran demands an explanation
Corbyn appeared on Press TV five times between 2009 and 2012 and was paid £20,000 (about $27,000). Mr. Corbyn's final Press TV appearance was *six months after* the network had its broadcasting license revoked by Ofcom in January 2012 for airing a forced confession by Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari. George Galloway, Yvonne Ridley, and Ken Livingstone have also presented on Press TV.
It has been known since at least 2010 (Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Sha’bani) that Press TV mobile-crews film confessions acquired under torture from prisoners with the collaboration of the Ministry of Intelligence and Sepah Intelligence Office. In other words, Press TV is a knowing and willing participant in the Iranian Revolutionary Court cycle of arrest/torture/confession/execution.
Corbyn appeared on Press TV five times between 2009 and 2012 and was paid £20,000 (about $27,000). Mr. Corbyn's final Press TV appearance was *six months after* the network had its broadcasting license revoked by Ofcom in January 2012 for airing a forced confession by Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari. George Galloway, Yvonne Ridley, and Ken Livingstone have also presented on Press TV.
It has been known since at least 2010 (Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Sha’bani) that Press TV mobile-crews film confessions acquired under torture from prisoners with the collaboration of the Ministry of Intelligence and Sepah Intelligence Office. In other words, Press TV is a knowing and willing participant in the Iranian Revolutionary Court cycle of arrest/torture/confession/execution.