Open letter to the presidents about safety
Seven Kurdish editors in chief and IMCK sent an open letter to the Iraqi president Jalal Talabani and the Kurdish president Massoud Barzani urging them to work on journalists' safety. ,,Journalists no longer feel happy and secure'', the open letter says, as attacks on journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan are increasing.
The letter was written after the attack on Awene director Asos Hardi, and refers to hundreds of the incidents against journalists that took place since the demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan of early Spring. ,,The work of journalists and their freedom are in a crisis that will affect the reputation of the Kurdistan region'', the letter says, ,,and that will draw international attention''.
The editors in chief and IMCK warn that if the attacks do not stop, and if the Kurdistan Journalists Law is not applied as it should be, freedom of speech will be in danger. They ask the presidents for a legal investigation of those cases that involve attacks on journalists, and urge them to consider making an access of information act. They should also make a point of the right of journalists to work in a safe environment.
The letter is signed by the editors in chief of the following papers, that also published it: Hawlati, Lveen, Komal, Aso, Awene, Chatr and Rudaw, as well as by IMCK director Judit Neurink.
The letter was written after the attack on Awene director Asos Hardi, and refers to hundreds of the incidents against journalists that took place since the demonstrations in Iraqi Kurdistan of early Spring. ,,The work of journalists and their freedom are in a crisis that will affect the reputation of the Kurdistan region'', the letter says, ,,and that will draw international attention''.
The editors in chief and IMCK warn that if the attacks do not stop, and if the Kurdistan Journalists Law is not applied as it should be, freedom of speech will be in danger. They ask the presidents for a legal investigation of those cases that involve attacks on journalists, and urge them to consider making an access of information act. They should also make a point of the right of journalists to work in a safe environment.
The letter is signed by the editors in chief of the following papers, that also published it: Hawlati, Lveen, Komal, Aso, Awene, Chatr and Rudaw, as well as by IMCK director Judit Neurink.
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