дПЗБ КЦЗгд гЪ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ

дПЗБ КЦЗгд гЪ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ

дНннЯг ждПЪж Яб гд КЪТ Ъбне НнЗЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд жНСнЙ ЗбХНЗЭЙ жЗбКЪИнС жНЮжЮ ЗбЗдУЗд Збм ЗбКжЮнЪ Ъбм дПЗБ ЗбКЦЗгд гЪ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ гд ГМб ЕдеЗБ гЪЗдЗКег ЗбгСнСЙ жНгЗнЙ ГСжЗНег жНЮжЮег жКгЯндег гд ЕПЗБ гегКег ЗбЗдУЗднЙ ЗбУЗгнЙ Вгбнд КжУнЪ НгбЙ ЗбКЦЗгд ИКЪгнг еРЗ ЗбдПЗБ Ъбм ГжУЪ дШЗЮ ггЯд.


ЗжЮЭжЗ ЮКб жЗОКШЗЭ жКеПнП ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ

нЗ ЗХНЗИ ЗбЯбгЙ ЗбНСЙ.
ЗнеЗ ЗбОЗЖЭжд Ъбм НСнЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд жНнЗКег жСУЗбЙ ЗбЗЪбЗг Эн Яб гЯЗд.
ККЗИЪжд гдР ЗЪжЗг ЗЪгЗб ЗбКдЯнб жЗбЗЫКнЗбЗК жЗбЗОКШЗЭЗК ЗбгСжЪЙ ИНЮ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд ЗбЪСЗЮннд жТгбЗЖег гд ЗбПжб ЗбЗОСм ЗбРнд нКЗИЪжд ЗбгФеП ЗбЪСЗЮн жнжЛЮжд КЭЗХнбе ЗбгГУЗжнЙ жКЪСЭжд Зд ЗбЪежП жЗбгжЗЛнЮ жЗбЗКЭЗЮЗК ЗбПжбнЙ КЦгд НЮ ЗбжХжб Збм ЗбгЪбжгЗК жЗбНЮЗЖЮ жКнУнСеЗ Збм ЗбСГн ЗбЪЗг жКжХн ИНгЗнЙ НнЗЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгн жКУенб Ъгбе жЪПг ЗбКПОб Эн гегКе Зж КеПнПе жбЗ КМебжд ЗбЩСжЭ ЗбХЪИЙ ЗбКн нЪгб ЭнеЗ ЗХНЗИ еРе ЗбСУЗбЙ ЗбЗдУЗднЙ ЗбдИнбЙ Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ гдР ЗСИЪ УджЗК.
жбЗ дФЯ Эн Зд ЗбЗЪПЗП ЗбгКТЗнПЙ ббЦНЗнЗ гд ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Ъбм ЗнПн ЗШСЗЭ ЗбХСЗЪ ЗбгНбн жЮжЗК ЗбЗНКбЗб жЗбЮжм ЗбЗСеЗИнЙ жЗбЗМеТЙ ЗбУСнЙ бИЪЦ Пжб ЗбМжЗС ЮП ЗЭТЪКЯг гЛбгЗ ЗЭТЪК ЗбСГн ЗбЪЗг Эн Яб гЯЗд жеж гЗ нПЪж ЗбМгнЪ Збм ЗбКЭЯнС Эн УИб ЗбЪгб ЗбУСнЪ жЗбМПн гд ЗМб жЮЭ еРе ЗбЗдКеЗЯЗК ЗбКн УЮШ ЭнеЗ НКм ЗбЗд гЗ нТнП Ъбм гЖКнд жОгУнд ЗЪбЗгнЙ жЗЪбЗгнЗ жИЗбЭЪб ЭЮП ФеП ЗбЪПнП гд ЗбЪжЗХг жЗбгНЗЭб ЗФЯЗбЗ ШнИЙ гд ЗбКЦЗгд гЪ ЗбХНЭннд жЗбгСЗУбнд жЗбгЪбЮнд ЗбРнд нОПгжд ЗбСУЗбЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгнЙ жЗПЗдЙ ЗбеМгЗК ЗбКн КЪСЦК беЗ ЗбгСЗЭЮ ЗбЗЪбЗгнЙ Эн ИЫПЗП жЗбИХСЙ жЗбгжХб жПнЗбм жЭЦН ЗЪгЗб ЗбЮКб ОбЗб гТЗжбЙ ЗбгедЙ жЗбЗОКШЗЭ гд ЗбИнжК жЪбм ЗбШСЮ ЗбЪЗгЙ жЗбКеПнП Эн НЗб дЮб ЗбНЮЗЖЮ Збм ЗбЪЗбг.
жЕР бЗНЩдЗ Зде гЪ ЗУКгСЗС ЗЪгЗб ЗбФМИ ЭЗд гдЗУнИ ЗбКдЯнб ИЗбЗЪбЗгннд бг ККСЗМЪ жгжМЙ ЗбеМгЗК Ъбм ЗбгСЗЭЮ ЗбЗЪбЗгнЙ бг КдНУС жЗбКеПнПЗК ЦП ЗбХНЭннд бг КЯЭ ЭЮП ФЪСдЗ дНд гМгжЪЙ гд ЗбЗЪбЗгннд ЗбЪСЗЮннд жЗбЪСИ жЗбИСнШЗдннд ИЗегнЙ ЗбКНСЯ ЗбгдеМн гд бдПд бНФП ЗбШЗЮЗК жЗбЗгЯЗднЗК гд ЗМб ЗбЪгб ЗбМПн бНгб ЗбМеЗК ЗбгУДжбЙ Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ Ъбм жЮЭ ЗЪгЗб ЗбКдЯнб ЦП ЗбЗЪбЗг жЗбЗЪбЗгннд жЗбЮнЗг ИгУДжбнКеЗ бНгЗнЙ ЗИдЗБ еРе ЗбгедЙ жбЪб ЗЯЛС гд ПЭЪдЗ Збм еРе ЗбгИЗПСЙ еж КМЗеб КбЯ ЗбМеЗК бгЗ нЪЗдне ЗбЗЪбЗг жЗбЗЪбЗгнжд гд гОЗШС гКЭЗЮгЙ ЗбЗгС ЗбРн нЦЪеЗ Эн жЦЪ ЗбФИеЙ жЗбгУДжбнЙ ЕТЗБ еРЗ ЗбгбЭ ЗбОШнС.
ХНнН Зд ЗбКФСнЪЗК жЗбгНЗЯг ЗбгНбнЙ бг ККЪСЦ ббНСнЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгнЙ Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ ЫнС Зд ЗбЯЛнС гд ЗбМеЗК ЗбСУгнЙ жФИе ЗбСУгнЙ ИЗбЗЦЗЭЙ Збм Южм ЗбЪдЭ жЗбЗСеЗИ жЗбМСнгЙ ЗбгдЩгЙ КбЗНЮ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд ИЗбСХЗХ Эн Яб нжг жнКбЮм ЗбЯЛнС гд ЗбЗЪбЗгннд КеПнПЗК гУКгСЙ ИжМжИ ЗбЯЭ Ъд ЗбЪгб Зж ЗбКжЗШД гЪ ЗХНЗИ КбЯ ЗбКеПнПЗК жККжЗКС ЗдИЗБ гОнЭЙ Ъд ЮнЗг гбнФнЗК ЗжгНЗЯг ПнднЙ ЯнЭнЙ ИЗеПЗС ПгЗБ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд жнМСн КдЭнР ЗНЯЗгеЗ Эн ЗбФЗСЪ.
ЗддЗ дКШбЪ Збм гДЗТСЙ Яб гд нУКШнЪ ЗбгУЗегЙ жгд Зн ИбП Зж гжЮЪ Зж гНЭб жЪИС Яб ЗджЗЪ ЗбгУЗегЙ жШИнЪКеЗ жНМгеЗ бджЗХб МежПдЗ дНж КФЯнб НСЯЙ ЦЗЫШЙ гКжЗХбЙ бНгЗнЙ НнЗЙ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд жКГгнд ЩСжЭ ЗбУбЗгЙ бЪгбег Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ жЗбЪгб Эн РЗК ЗбжЮК Ъбм ЗМСЗБ КНЮнЮ жКФЯнб енЖЗК ПЗЖгЙ ббКНЮнЮ Эн жЮЗЖЪ УЮжШ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд ИЗбСХЗХ гКЪПП ЗбгХЗПС жЗбежнЗК жУбУбЙ ЗбКЪПнЗК Ъбм ЗбгДУУЗК ЗбЗЪбЗгнЙ жЭн ЗФЯЗб ЗбКеПнП ЗбКн ККЪСЦ беЗ.
ЗддЗ дИПГ еРе ЗбгИЗПСЙ ЗСКИЗШЗ Инжг ЗбХНЗЭЙ ЗбЪСЗЮнЙ ЗбОЗгУ ЪФС гд НТнСЗд РЯСм ХПжС ЗбТжСЗБ Зжб ХНнЭЙ ЪСЗЮнЙ ЗбЪЗг 1869 жЭн нЮнддЗ Зд ЗбЮЦнЙ ЗбКн дНгбеЗ ЪТнТЙ Ъбм МгнЪ ЗбЗОнЗС жЯб ЗдХЗС ЗбНСнЙ жНЮжЮ ЗбЗдУЗд жЪПЗбЙ ЗбжХжб Збм ЗбНЮнЮЙ.

енЖЙ ЗбгИЗПСЙ ббКЦЗгд гЪ ЗбЗЪбЗгннд Эн ЗбЪСЗЮ
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15 /6/2007


The Initiative Committee
for Solidarity with Journalists in Iraq

15th June 2007
APPEAL

Stop the killing, Kidnapping
and Intimidation of Journalists in Iraq

To all beholders of the free word,

To all those concerned for the freedom and safety of journalists and media workers, and for the mission of media everywhere,

You have been following for years the acts of intimidation, the assassinations and horrific kidnappings committed against Iraqi journalists, and their colleagues from other countries, who report on the Iraqi scene and document its tragic detail. You are also aware that international conventions and agreements proclaim the the right of the public to access information and data. These agreements call for protection and safety for journalists, facilitation of their task, refraining from intimidation and interference in their work. You are fully aware of the difficult conditions which those who are carrying out this noble, humanitarian task in Iraq have endured over the past four years. The increasing number of journalists who have fallen victim to the parties involved in the internal struggle, the occupation forces, terrorist forces and the intelligence organs of some neighbouring countries, must have horrified you, as they have horrified public opinion everywhere.

All this compels each of us to reflect on the ways and means of taking firm and urgent action to put an end to these violations that have resulted so far in the death of more than 250 journalists and media workers. Indeed many international capitals and numerous forums have witnessed acts of solidarity with the journalists, reporters and commentators in Iraq who continue to serve the mission of the media. Acts of solidarity have included the condemnation of attacks on media installations in Baghdad, Basra, Mosul and Diyala and exposing the killings of journalists as they go about their duties, as well as the kidnappings of journalists from their homes and on the street, and the threats to their lives for revealing the facts to the world.

Despite the continued denunciations, the level of repressive acts against journalists has not receded, the wave of attacks on media installations has not subsided, and the intimidation and threats have not stopped. We, a group of Iraqi, Arab and British journalists, have therefore felt the need for a systematic campaign, from London, to mobilise efforts for earnest action to press the authorities in Iraq to bring about an end to the criminal acts against the media and journalists, and to oblige them to meet their responsibility to protect those working in this profession. One of the factors that has most impelled us to launch this initiative is perhaps their disregard for the mounting dangers that journalists are facing, thus placing these authorities in a questionable position, with some responsibility for this grave issue.

While it is true that the legislature and local courts have not targeted media freedom in Iraq, many official and semi-official bodies, in addition to the forces of violence, terrorism and organised crime, have however continued to chase and target the journalists with bullets every day. Many journalists receive continuous threats, demanding that they stop doing their job or collaborate with the perpetrator of the threats. Horrific stories are received about militias or arbitrary religious courts shedding the blood of journalists, with their sentences being carried out in the street.

We look forward to the support of anyone, from any country or position or forum, and through all forms and levels of participation, in order to continue our efforts to build an effective campaign pressing for the protection of the lives of journalists and media workers and ensuring safe conditions for their work in Iraq. We seek, at the same time, to set up permanent commissions of enquiry to investigate the killings of journalists, the series of attacks on media installations and the various forms of intimidation which they are facing.

As we embark on this initiative, that coincides with the National Day of Iraqi Journalism on 15th June (commemorating the publication of the first Iraqi newspaper, Al-Zawraa, in 1869) we are convinced that our cause is dear to the hearts of all people of good-will, and all champions of freedom, human rights and justice, and all who seek to expose the truth.


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