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Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2002 – The Voice of America’s (VOA) Kurdish Service launches its first ever call-in show, Hello Washington, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Listeners will discuss the status of the Kurdish people in Iran since President Khatami’s rise to power with guests Mr.Baha'uddin Adab, member of the Iranian Parliament from the Kurdish city of Sanandaj, and Mr. Khalid Azizi, the Washington representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, KDPI, the main Kurdish opposition group in Iran. The biweekly program, broadcast in the evening hours locally, will engage listeners in discussions of human rights, cultural rights and democratic representation for the Kurds. Kurdish Service Chief Homer Dizeyee commented, "Since VOA is the only international radio station broadcasting in Kurdish, we believe live discussions such as the ones we are planning in Hello Washington will be received with great enthusiasm." Voice of America’s Kurdish Service broadcast 7 hours weekly to a potential audience of 27 million Kurdish speakers. Listeners in Turkey can reach the show by dialing 00-800-1-3003-3351 toll-free, listeners throughout the rest of the world can call direct or collect to 1-202-619-3861. Questions can also be sent via fax to 1-202-260-3443 or email at kurdish-service@voanews.com. The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government. VOA broadcasts over 1,000 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week to a worldwide audience of 91 million. Programs are produced and broadcast in English and 52 other languages. For additional
information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538
or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.
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