On the afternoon of 11 August, Watan TV published a news card stating that after its correspondent was harassed and prevented from covering citizens' complaints and opinions in front of al-Sadr General Hospital, the channel reserves its legal right before the relevant authorities in a manner guaranteeing freedom of expression within professional and legal frameworks. The post does not name who obstructed the reporter or which authority it would approach. The rung is preponderance: the channel's own statement and an accompanying image of its microphone-bearing reporter in a street confrontation support it, but there is no second account of the incident in the retrieved evidence.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated11 Aug, 19:36
“After its reporter was harassed and prevented from covering citizens' complaints and opinions in front of al-Sadr General Hospital, Watan TV reserves its legal right before the relevant authorities in a manner that guarantees freedom of expression under professional and legal frameworks.”
بعد مضايقة ومنع مراسلها من تغطية شكاوى وآراء المواطنين من امام مستشفى الصدر العام تحتفظ قناة وطن W.TV بحقها القانوني امام الجهات المعنية بما يكفل حرية التعبير وفق السياقات المهنية والقانونية
Watch: a named complaint or filing by Watan TV, identification of who blocked the reporter, a hospital or Health Ministry response, or carriage of the incident by other outlets; any of these moves this file.