BBC Persian Television

BBC Persian
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Iran; Afghanistan; Tajikistan;
Headquarters	Broadcasting House, London
Programming
Language(s)	Persian
Picture format	1080p (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	BBC
Sister channels	List of BBC channels
History
Launched	14 January 2009
Links
Website	bbc.com/persian
Availability
Terrestrial
Oqaab; (Afghanistan)	Channel 15
Streaming media
BBC Online	[1]

BBC Persian Television (Persian: تلویزیون فارسی بی‌بی‌سی Televizion-e Fârsi-ye BBC) is the BBC's Persian language news channel that was launched on 14 January 2009.^[1] The service is broadcast by satellite and is also available online. It is aimed at the 120 million Persian-speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Iranian authorities have been known to harass and intimidate family members of the BBC Persian staff.^[2] BBC director Mark Thompson said that the staff of BBC Persian had been subject to "increased levels of intimidation alongside disturbing new tactics" by the Iranian government.^[3]

^ "BBC Awaits response to Persian TV". BBC. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ "Iran's threats to BBC Persian staff must be confronted". The Guardian.
^ "Iran accused of intimidating BBC Persian staff". BBC.

[1] "BBC Awaits response to Persian TV". BBC. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.

[2] "Iran's threats to BBC Persian staff must be confronted". The Guardian.

[3] "Iran accused of intimidating BBC Persian staff". BBC.

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