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Susan Sarandon, Mike Leigh & Harriet Walter Sign Letter Urging BBC To Stop “Censorship Of Palestinian Voices” & Air ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire’ Doc
The BBC's 'Gaza Medics Under Fire should stop being delayed, according to an open letter from Susan Sarandon, Mike Leigh, Harriet Walter.
Big names including Susan Sarandon, Mike Leigh and Harriet Walter have signed an open letter to the BBC urging the corporation to cease “the censorship of Palestinian voices” and air a documentary about medics in Gaza. Today’s letter, which is also signed by Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsay Hilsum, Game of Thrones star Indira Varma and actor Miriam Margolyes, said: “It’s hard not to conclude that the BBC’s gatekeeping is rooted in racism. It has repeatedly delayed the broadcast of Gaza: Medics Under Fire, a documentary made by Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmakers, including Ben de Pear, Karim Shah and Ramita Navai.
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