Sanctions In July 2013, HispanTV and other Iranian channels were removed from several European and American satellites. HispanTV is no longer aired in Spain as Spain is a member of the EU and HispanTV now exclusively broadcasts in
Hispanic America. HispanTV "tried to bypass sanctions by providing live feeds of its networks through
YouTube". HispanTV's YouTube channel has since been blocked.
Antisemitism allegations The
Anti-Defamation League has stated that "HispanTV regularly broadcasts anti-Semitic and
anti-Zionist conspiracy theories" and that Iran's "influence in Latin America has been a strong feature of the Iranian government’s foreign policy in the last decade, and HispanTV serves as a platform to spread Tehran’s
conspiracy theories,
Holocaust denial and
anti-Semitism". According to the
Antisemitism in Venezuela 2013 report by the Venezuelan Confederation of Israelite Associations (CAIV), which focuses on the issue of
antisemitism in Venezuela, "distorted news, omissions and false accusations" of Israel originate from Iranian media in Latin America, especially from HispanTV. Such "distorted news" is then repeated by the Russia's
RT and Cuba's
Prensa Latina, and Venezuela's state media, including
SIBCI,
AVN,
TeleSUR,
Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), Alba TV,
La Radio del Sur,
Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV), YVKE Mundial,
Correo del Orinoco and
Ciudad CCS. The documentary
Plan Andinia: A New Jewish State ?, by Asela Villar, based on a conspiracy theory, suggests
Israel is slowly planning to invade
Patagonia. It is aired on Real Stories network, belonging to Little Dot Studios and
All3Media. == References ==