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by publishing an interview with her. The interview included several audio files that were claimed to be evidence of sexual assault. Khodadadi rejected the accusations made by her in the interview and was later tried and acquitted of charges by the
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According to Obali, GünAz TV receives all of its funding from viewer donations, being entirely independent of any governmental support. However, it has never publicly disclosed its financial resources or sources of funding.
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