Title

Iranian expulsions follow issuing of fatwa

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

8 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Peter Spencer reports on worsening of Anglo-Iranian relations following the fatwa issued to Salman Rushdie over his book The Satanic Verses.Tehran has severed diplomatic relations and now Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe announces expulsion of a number of Iranians from the UK on security grounds (speech heard). Reaction in the Commons from Shadow Foreign Secretary Gerald Kaufman and former Liberal leader David Steel. For Update programme.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Peter Spencer; David Steel; Gerald Kaufman

Keywords

Authors; Iran; Deportation; Middle East; Politics; Government; UK; International relations; Freedom of expression; Novels; Literature; Diplomacy; Islam; Muslims; Salman Rushdie; Update (radio programme); The Satanic Verses; Controversial literature; Fatwa

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