1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions
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1988-1994-british-broadcasting-voice-restrictions-183-3718179
title:
1988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictions
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From October 1988 to September 1994 the British government banned broadcasts of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist groups on television and radio in the United Kingdom (UK). The restrictions, announced by the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, on 19 October 1988, covered eleven organisations based in Northern Ireland. The ban followed a heightened period of violence in the course of the Troubles, and reflected the UK government's belief in a need to
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Partial ban on voices of specific speakers
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broadcasting_voice_restrictions
date created:
2013-06-21T11:44:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:02:40Z
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