Disasters Emergency Committee a total of £107 million. On 22 January 2009, the BBC declined a request from the DEC to screen an appeal to raise money to aid relief efforts for victims of conflict in the Gaza Strip. This decision was the object of considerable controversy within the BBC as it is the only time the BBC is known to have refused such a request from the DEC; the 2009 Gaza appeal in question was screened by Channel 4 and ITV and raised £8.3m. Since then, the BBC has broadcast other DEC aid appeals for people in Gaza, without similar controversy. The
BBC Persian Television for The World Report, Canada's most-listened-to morning news programme. Nader joined BBC Persian television in July 2008. A reporter who covers conflict and political news from Turkey to Iraq especially the ISIS atrocities in Sinjar and other locations. Majid Afshar has worked for English language news network Press TV for 8 years before joining the BBC in 2014. BBC Persian Television BBC Persian Television () is the BBC's Persian language news channel that was launched on 14 January 2009. The service is broadcast by satellite and is also available online. It is aimed at the 110 million Persian-speaking population in