2016-2015
Mise à jour de la PEC: 135 journalistes tués en 2015 dans 33 pays - risques très élevés en 2016
Genève, le 4 janvier 2016 (PEC) La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) a mis à jour son rapport annuel 2015 publié le 14 décembre. Jusqu'au 31 décembre, 135 journalistes ont été tués dans 33 pays l'an dernier. La PEC avertit que les risques restent très élevés en 2016.
Cinq journalistes de plus ont été tués en deux semaines à la fin de l'année: deux journalistes syriens, Naji Jerf, à Gazientep, en Turquie, Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa, tué à Idlib; deux au Bangladesh et un au Mali, Amar Oumar (dit Joel), à Tombouctou.
En 2014, la PEC avait recensé 138 journalistes tués sur toute l'année. Le chiffre pour 2015 est seulement inférieur de trois journalistes, soit une baisse de 2%. Les quatre dernières années ont été les plus meurtrières pour les journalistes sur la dernière décennie.
"Les risques pour la sécurité des journalistes restent très élevés en 2016. Comme le montre la tentative d'assassinat à Mogadiscio le 29 décembre contre Omar Faruk Osman, secrétaire général de l'Union nationale des journalistes somaliens (NUSOJ), co-fondateur de la PEC en 2004, les attaques terroristes contre les travailleurs des médias augmentent", a affirmé le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
Sombre situation
La présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi a fermement condamné l'acte odieux commis contre la vie d'Omar le 29 décembre. Omar Faruk Osman est un journaliste à la pointe de la défense des droits des journalistes et de la liberté d'expression, y compris lors de plusieurs sessions du Conseil des droits de l'homme à Genève.
La situation est très sombre. La PEC redoute que les actes terroristes et la lutte anti-terroriste s'intensifient partout dans le monde en 2016 et provoquent la mort, la blessure, l'enlèvement, la détention, le harcèlement de journalistes, confrontés à de grandes difficultés pour faire leur travail librement, et réduisent encore la liberté de la presse.
La PEC exhorte les Nations Unies à mettre en oeuvre des mécanismes plus efficaces d'enquête et de poursuites afin de combattre l'impunité.
Pays les plus dangereux (mis à jour)
Dix pays concentrent les deux tiers des 135 victimes de 2015.
La Syrie a été le pays le plus meurtrier, avec 13 journalistes tués, devant
l'Irak et le Mexique
à égalité avec dix journalistes tués.
Neuf journalistes ont été tués en
France. Suivent au 5e rang à égalité avec huit tués dans chaque pays:
le Brésil, la Libye et les Philippines. Sept victimes ont été recensées dans les pays suivants:
l'Inde, le Soudan du Sud et le Yémen. A noter que le Soudan du Sud et le Yémen sont nouveaux dans la liste des dix pays les plus dangereux.
Suivent le Pakistan et la Somalie, avec six victimes dans chaque pays.
Le Honduras est au 13e rang avec cinq tués, devant la Colombie (4)
et l'Ukraine
(4). Suivent
le Bangladesh (3),
le Guatemala (3),
l'Afghanistan
(2),
et les Etats-Unis (2). Au 19e rang à égalité se trouvent 13 pays dans lesquels une victime a été dénombrée:
Arabie saoudite, Azerbaïdjan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Gaza (OPT), Ghana, Indonésie, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Paraguay, Pologne, République dominicaine, République démocratique du Congo.
Par région, le Moyen-Orient est celle qui comporte le plus de risques, avec un total de 40 tués en 2015. L'Amérique latine se trouve au 2e rang avec 32 tués, devant l'Asie (28 tués), l'Afrique (19 tués). Le bilan en Europe n'a jamais été aussi lourd depuis dix ans, avec 14 victimes. Deux journalistes ont été tués à la télévision en direct aux Etats-Unis.
La Syrie pays le plus meurtrier en cinq ans (mis à jour)
En dix ans, depuis que la PEC a commencé son décompte en 2006, l'ONG a recensé 1184 travailleurs des médias tués, soit en moyenne plus de 118 par an, ou 2,2 tués par semaine. Lors des quatre dernières années, la moyenne est plus élevée avec 543 tués, soit 136 par an, et 2,6 par semaine (135 tués en 2015, 138 en 2014, 129 en 2013, 141 en 2012).
Le bilan de la guerre en
Syrie
est effroyable pour les travailleurs des médias, avec au moins 88 tués depuis 2011. Ce terrible bilan en Syrie risque encore de s'alourdir: des journalistes restent disparus ou sont détenus, comme l'Américain Austin Tice, et trois Espagnols faits prisonniers en juillet.
Le pays le plus dangereux après la Syrie au cours des cinq dernières années a été
le Pakistan, avec 55 tués, en majorité dans les zones tribales proches de la frontière afghane. En troisième position à égalité sur cinq ans se trouvent
l'Irak
(46 tués) et
le Mexique (46 également). La situation au Mexique est particulièrement dramatique en raison de la guerre menée par les trafiquants de drogue et de l'impunité et corruption généralisées.
La Somalie, théâtre d'un conflit prolongé, vient au 5e rang avec 42 tués.
Le Brésil suit avec 36 tués, devant
les Philippines 34. Au 8e rang vient
le Honduras (26 tués en cinq ans), devant
l'Inde
(25 tués) et
la Libye (20 tués).
Ces dix pays concentrent les deux tiers des victimes, soit 418 tués sur les 650 comptabilisés au cours des cinq dernières années.
حملة الشارة: 135 صحفياً قتلوا فى 2015
جنيف-القاهرة (حملة الشارة) 4 يناير – طبقاً لرصد حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين فإن عدد الصحفيين الذين قتلوا فى 2015 بلغوا 135 صحفيا فى 33 دولة.
و قالت الحملة فى بيانها إن المخاطر المحدقة بالعمل الصحفى فى 2016 سوف تتزايد بسبب الارهاب و غيره من العوامل التى تهدد العمل الصحفى.
و فى اعقاب صدور تقرير الحملة فى 14 ديسمبر 2015 قتل 5 صحفيين فى غضون اسبوعين فى سوريا 2، و 2 فى بنجلاديش و 1 فى مالى.
سجلت الحملة فى 2014 مقتل 138 صحفيا مما يعنى أن رقم 2015 يمثل 2 بالمائة أقل من 2014. و كانت السنوات الأربع الماضية الأكثر خطورة على العمل الصحفى.
لمزيد من المعلومات تصفح
31.12.2015. SOMALIA. PEC horrified by the attempt on Omar Faruk Osman's life
Geneva, December 31 (PEC) -- The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is horrified at the attempt on Omar Faruk Osman's life in Mogadishu, Somalia, and strongly condemns it.
Omar Faruk Osman, Secretary general of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), is a founding member of the PEC.
Osman often at the outset attended many of the PEC's annual meetings since 2004.
Mr. Osman frequently joined our efforts at the sessions of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva to speak out for the protection of journalists in zones of conflict.
The PEC congratulates his family for his recovery from that heinous attempt on his life. The PEC calls for a full investigation and full accountability.
The PEC board wishes him well and believes that when he joined the Campaign Omar was defending all journalists and surely the Campaign will continue to stand to defend him and his colleagues in Somalia.
Somalia is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists to work in the world and Omar Faruk and his union NUSOJ have been at the forefront of lobbying for better rights of journalists and freedom of expression.
حملة الشارة الدولية تدين بقوة محاولة اغتيال عمر فاروق عثمان
جنيف-القاهرة 31 ديسمبر 2015 – دانت حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين محاولة اغتيال السكرتير العام للأتحاد الوطنى للصحفيين فى الصومال عمر فاروق عثمان و التى وقعت أمس الأول فى مقديشيو بالصومال.
يذكر أن السيد عمر الفاروق عثمان من الأعضاء المؤسسين هو و الأتحاد الوطنى لصحفيي الصومال لحملة الشارة، و حضر كثير من اجتماعات الحملة السنوية فى بداية تكوينها.
كما انضم من آن لآخر لجهود حملة الشارة فى مجلس حقوق الإنسان بجنيف للتحدث عن حماية الصحفيين فى مناطق الصراعات المسلحة.
و تهنئ الحملة السيد عمر فاروق عثمان بنجاته من هذه المحاولة الآثمة، و تطالب بتحقيق فورى و شامل فى الحادث.
و يتمنى مجلس إدارة الحملة السلامة له و يؤمن بأنه حين انضم إلى حملة الشارة وضع نصب عينيه حماية الصحفيين فى كل مكان و نحن نستمر فى الحملة فى حالة تأهب للدفاع عنه و عن الزملاء فى الصومال.
لمزيد من المعلومات برجاء تصفح
14.12.2015. PEC annual report: No progress for the protection of journalists, 128 journalists killed in 2015 in 31 countries
(French press release, Spanish and Arabic after English) (see also on our page Casualties)
Geneva, 14 December (PEC) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said in its anual report covering 2015, that no progress has been achieved for the protection of journalists. Since January, 128 journalists were killed in 31 countries.
PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen stressed that the concluding year was another horrible for journalists. It started with the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris and the beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto in Syria by ISIL. Violence against journalists has not diminished: the past 4 years have been the deadliest for journalists in ten years.
Armed conflicts in many countries of the Middle East, criminal violence in half a dozen countries in Latin America, as well as murders by terrorists have caused the high level of casualties among media workers.
More than half the victims were killed in countries at war, according to the PEC record. Around 50 were killed by non-state actors, terrorist groups or by organized criminal groups in Iraq, Syria, France, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Mexico.
Most dangerous countries
Two thirds of the victims were killed in ten countries this year. The most dangerous country was
Syria
with 11 journalists killed, followed by
Iraq
and
Mexico
where ten journalists were killed in each country.
Eight journalists were killed in each of the following countries:
France, Libya, the Philippines. Seven journalists were killed in each of the following countries:
Brazil, India, South Sudan and Yemen. South Sudan and Yemen are new this year among the most dangerous places for media work.
Pakistan and Somalia rank 11th with 6 journalists killed, followed by
Honduras 5, Colombia 4, Ukraine 4, Guatemala 3, Afghanistan 2, USA 2. One journalist was killed in each of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza (OPT), Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Paraguay, Poland, Saudi Arabia.
The Middle East remains the most risky region with 38 journalists killed, followed by Latin America 31 killed, Asia 26, Africa 18, Europe 13. Two American journalists were killed live on air in the USA.
In five years Syria ranks top
Since the PEC started its count a decade ago in 2006, some 1177 media workers were killed with an average of 118 annually, or 2.2 par week. During the past four years, the total is higher and stands at 536 killed, an average of 134 annually or 2.5 par week (128 in 2015, 138 in 2014, 129 in 2013, 141 in 2012).
Some 86 journalists were killed in Syria alone during the past five years. This terrible toll for Syria could be higher: other media workers remain unaccounted for like the American Austin Tice and three spanish journalists who disappeared last July.
During the past five years, Pakistan follows Syria with 55 killed, the majority in tribal areas near the border of Afghanistan, then Irak with 46 journalists killed and Mexico the same 46. The situation in
Mexico
is particularly dramatic because of the war waged by drug traffickers and impunity and widespread corruption.
Somalia ranks 5th with 42 killed, then
Brazil
35 and
the Philippines 34.
Honduras
comes next (26), then
India
(25) and
Libya
(20). These ten countries account for two thirds of the total death toll since 2011 (415 of 643).
Lempen stressed that journalists cannot give up doing their job by not making it in the dangerous zones or fleeing fighting. The international community must properly investigate these crimes and take stronger measures against impunity.
Mobilization
During 2015 the PEC delivered eleven oral interventions at the UN Human Rights Council. The PEC award was dedicated in June to
Dunja Mijatovic, for her remarkable engagement in favor of media freedoms in the OSCE region, and to Liudmyla Zlobina, for the role played by her NGO during the Ukrainian Russian conflict.
The PEC has successfully mobilized with other NGOs for the release of Mazen Darwish, recipient of the PEC award 2013, of Al Jazeera journalists who were detained in Egypt and Emin Huseynov in Azerbaijan now a political refugee in Switzerland. The PEC also supported the Maroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet during his hunger strike in Geneva.
The Geneva based NGO co-organized the exhibition of Anything to Say which for 5 days displayed on the grounds facing the UN building in Geneva statues of Assange, Manning and Snowden, who are symbols of free speech. The statues were the work of italian artist Davide Dormino. In addition the PEC joined the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day and of the International Day against impunity of crimes against journalists.
The PEC hailed the adoption on 28 May of Security Council resolution 2222 on the safety of journalists. This resolution and those of the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus form a solid basis of reinforcing the protection of journalists, if these texts are applied in the years to come.
PEC president Hedayat Abdel Nabi stressed that the Geneva based NGO established in June 2004 will continue to mobilize and to work for the protection of journalists in the line of duty in conflict zones and dangerous situations.
Rapport annuel PEC: pas de progrès dans la protection des journalistes sur le terrain: 128 travailleurs des media tués en 2015
Genève, 14 décembre (PEC) Aucun progrès n'a été accompli dans la protection des journalistes en 2015. Depuis janvier, 128 d'entre eux ont été tués dans 31 pays, a indiqué jeudi la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) dans son rapport annuel.
"2015 a encore été une année terrible pour les journalistes. Elle a commencé par la tuerie de Charlie Hebdo à Paris et la décapitation par le groupe Etat islamique du journaliste japonais Kenji Goto en Syrie", a affirmé le secrétaire général de la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) Blaise Lempen. "La violence exercée à l'encontre des journalistes ne diminue pas. Il est révélateur que les quatre dernières années ont été les plus meurtrières de la décennie", a-t-il ajouté.
Les conflits armés dans plusieurs pays du Moyen-Orient, la violence dans une demi-douzaine de pays d'Amérique latine et les assassinats commis par des éléments ou groupes terroristes ont été les principales causes de ce bilan élevé.
Plus de la moitié des victimes ont été recensées dans des pays en guerre, selon le décompte de la PEC. Une cinquantaine d'entre elles ont été tuées par des groupes armés non étatiques, des éléments terroristes ou des bandes criminelles organisées (Irak, Syrie, France, Libye, Somalie, Yémen, Mexique).
Pays les plus dangereux
Dix pays concentrent les deux tiers des 128 victimes de cette année. La Syrie a été le pays le plus meurtrier, avec 11 journalistes tués, devant l'Irak et le Mexique à égalité avec dix journalistes tués.
Suivent au 4e rang à égalité avec huit tués dans chaque pays: la France, la Libye et les Philippines. Au 7e rang se trouvent, avec sept victimes dans chaque pays: le Brésil, l'Inde, le Soudan du Sud et le Yémen. A noter que le Soudan du Sud et le Yémen sont nouveaux dans la liste des dix pays les plus dangereux.
Suivent
le Pakistan et la Somalie, avec six victimes dans chaque pays.
Le Honduras est au 13e rang avec cinq tués, devant
la Colombie (4) et
l'Ukraine
(4).
Suivent le Guatemala
(3), l'Afghanistan
(2), les Etats-Unis (2). Au 19e rang à égalité se trouvent 13 pays dans lesquels une victime a été dénombrée:
Arabie saoudite, Azerbaïdjan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Gaza (OPT), Ghana, Indonésie, Kenya, Mozambique, Paraguay, Pologne, République dominicaine, République démocratique du Congo.
Par région, le Moyen-Orient reste celle qui comporte le plus de risques, avec un total de 38 tués cette année. L'Amérique latine se trouve au 2e rang avec 31 tués, devant l'Asie (26 tués), l'Afrique (18 tués). Le bilan en Europe n'a jamais été aussi lourd depuis dix ans, avec 13 victimes. Deux journalistes ont été tués à la télévision en direct aux Etats-Unis.
La Syrie pays le plus meurtrier en cinq ans
En dix ans, depuis que la PEC a commencé son décompte en 2006, l'ONG a recensé 1177 travailleurs des médias tués, soit en moyenne 118 par an, ou 2,2 tués par semaine. Lors des quatre dernières années, la moyenne est plus élevée avec 536 tués, soit 134 par an, et 2,5 par semaine (128 tués en 2015, 138 en 2014, 129 en 2013, 141 en 2012).
Le bilan de la guerre en Syrie est effroyable pour les travailleurs des médias, avec au moins 86 tués depuis 2011. Ce terrible bilan en Syrie risque encore de s'alourdir: des journalistes restent disparus ou sont détenus, comme l'Américain Austin Tice, et trois Espagnols faits prisonniers en juillet.
Le pays le plus dangereux après la Syrie au cours des cinq dernières années a été le Pakistan, avec 55 tués, en majorité dans les zones tribales proches de la frontière afghane. En troisième position à égalité sur cinq ans se trouvent l'Irak (46 tués) et le Mexique (46 également). La situation au Mexique est particulièrement dramatique en raison de la guerre menée par les trafiquants de drogue et de l'impunité et corruption généralisées.
La Somalie, théâtre d'un conflit prolongé, vient au 5e rang avec 42 tués. Le Brésil suit avec 35 tués, devant les Philippines 34. Au 8e rang vient le Honduras (26 tués en cinq ans), devant l'Inde (25 tués) et la Libye (20 tués).
Ces dix pays concentrent les deux tiers des victimes, soit 415 tués sur les 643 comptabilisés au cours des cinq dernières années. "Les journalistes ne peuvent pas renoncer à faire leur métier en ne se rendant pas dans les zones dangereuses ou en fuyant les combats. La communauté internationale doit enquêter sur ces crimes et lutter avec beaucoup plus de fermeté contre l'impunité", a affirmé Blaise Lempen.
Mobilisation
En 2015, la PEC a présenté onze interventions orales au Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU. Le Prix PEC a été décerné en juin à deux lauréates Dunja Mijatovic, pour son engagement remarquable en faveur de la liberté des médias à l'OSCE, et Liudmyla Zlobina, pour le rôle joué par l'ONG ukrainienne pendant le conflit avec la Russie.
La PEC s'est mobilisée avec succès, avec d'autres ONG, pour la libération de Mazen Darwish, lauréat du prix PEC 2013, des journalistes d'Al Jazeera détenus en Egypte et d'Emin Huseynov en Azerbaïdjan, désormais réfugié politique en Suisse. Elle a également soutenu le journaliste marocain Ali Lmrabet en grève de la faim à Genève.
La PEC a aussi co-organisé l'exposition Anything to Say qui a permis d'exposer pendant cinq jours sur la place des Nations, devant l'ONU, les statues de Assange, Manning et Snowden, symboles de la liberté d'expression, réalisées par l'artiste italien Davide Dormino. Elle a en outre participé aux célébrations de la Journée de la liberté de la presse et de la Journée internationale contre l'impunité des cirmes commis contre les journalistes.
La PEC a aussi salué le 28 mai l'adoption par le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU de la résolution 2222 sur la protection des journalistes, qui s'ajoute à d'autres résolutions de l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU et du Conseil des droits de l'homme. Ces textes adoptés par consensus fournissent une base solide pour améliorer la sécurité des journalistes, s'ils sont appliqués.
La présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abbel Nabi a affirmé que l'ONG fondée en 2004 va continuer de se mobiliser et de travailler afin de renforcer la protection des journalistes dans les zones de conflit et situations dangereuses.
Informe Anual de la Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC): Ningún progreso en la protección de los periodistas en el terreno: 128 trabajadores de los medios fueron asesinados en el 2015
Ginebra, 14 de diciembre (PEC).- Ningún progreso ha sido registrado en la protección de los periodistas durante 2015. Desde enero de este año, 128 de entre ellos fueron asesinados en 31 países, dijo este jueves la organización no gubernamental Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC, por sus siglas en inglés) en su informe anual correspondiente a este año.
"2015 fue otro año terrible para los periodistas. Comenzó con la matanza de Charlie Hebdo en París y la ejecución, por el Estado Islámico, del periodista japonés Kenji Goto en Siria", afirmó el Secretario General de la PEC, Blaise Lempen. "La violencia ejercida contra los periodistas no ha disminuido. Es revelador el hecho de que los últimos cuatro años han sido los más mortíferos de la década", agregó.
Los conflictos armados en varios países del Medio Oriente, la violencia en media docena de países de América Latina y los asesinatos cometidos por elementos o grupos terroristas fueron las principales causas de este alto balance. Más de la mitad de las víctimas han sido identificadas en los países en guerra. Unos cincuenta de entre ellos fueron asesinados por grupos armados no estatales, por terroristas o por bandas criminales organizadas (Irak, Siria, Francia, Libia, Somalia, Yemen, México).
Los países más peligrosos
Diez países concentran dos terceras partes de las 128 víctimas de este año. Siria es el más mortífero, con 11 periodistas asesinados, delante de Irak y México (identificados con diez periodistas asesinados cada uno).
Sigue el cuarto sitio con ocho muertos en cada país: Francia, Libia y Filipinas. En el séptimo lugar se encuentran, con siete víctimas en cada uno: Brasil, India, Sudán del Sur y Yemen. Hay que destacar que Sudán del Sur y Yemen son nuevos en la lista de los diez países más peligrosos del mundo. Le siguen Pakistán y Somalia, con seis víctimas en cada país. Honduras está en el puesto 13 con cinco muertos, antes de que Gran Gretaña (4) y Ucrania (4). Siguen Guatemala (3), Afganistán (2) y los EE.UU. (2).
En el décimo noveno rango se ubican 13 países en los que se contó una víctima en cada uno de ellos: Arabia Saudita, Azerbaiyán, Bangladesh, Burundi, Gaza, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenia, Mozambique, Paraguay, Polonia, República Dominicana y la República Democrática del Congo.
Por región, el Medio Oriente sigue siendo el que tiene el más alto riesgo, con un total de 38 muertos este año. América Latina está en segundo lugar con 31 muertos, seguida de Asia (26 muertos) y de África (18 muertos). El balance de Europa nunca había sido tan pesado desde los últimos diez años, con 13 víctimas. Dos periodistas fueron asesinados en la televisión en vivo en los Estados Unidos.
Siria, el país más mortífero en los últimos cinco años
En diez los últimos años, desde que la PEC comenzó su conteo en el 2006, se ha cifrado el total de los trabajadores de los medios muertos en 1,177 personas, es decir, significa que hay un promedio de 118 por año, o el equivalente de 2,2 asesinados por semana. En los últimos cuatro años, el promedio fue más alto con 536 muertos, 134 al año, y un 2,5 por semana.
Los resultados de la guerra en Siria son terribles para los trabajadores de los medios, con al menos 86 muertos desde 2011. La cifra final en Siria llegará a ser más alta. Hay también periodistas que están desaparecidos, como el estadounidense Austin Tice o tres españoles capturados en julio.
En los últimos cinco años, el país más peligroso después de Siria ha sido Pakistán, con 55 muertos. La guerra con los talibanes y la inseguridad en las zonas tribales fronterizas con Afganistán explican esta pesada carga.
En el tercer puesto, en esta lista de los últimos cinco años, se encuentran Irak (46 muertos) y México (también 46 asesinados). La situación en México es particularmente dramática debido a la guerra librada por los traficantes de drogas y a la impunidad y la corrupción generalizadas.
En los últimos cinco años, Somalia, escenario de un conflicto prolongado, contó 42 muertos. Brasil sigue con 35, antes de las Filipinas, con 34. En séptimo lugar viene Honduras (26 muertos en cinco años), delante de la India (25) y Libia (20).
Estos diez países representan 415 muertes en de los 643 registradas en los últimos cinco años, lo que demuestra que la violencia contra los medios de comunicación está muy concentrada geográficamente.
"Los periodistas no pueden simplemente dejar de hacer su trabajo por no viajar a las zonas peligrosas o por huir de los combates. La comunidad internacional debe investigar cada crimen y luchar con mayor firmeza contra la impunidad ", dijo Lempen.
Mobilización
En 2015, la PEC presentó once intervenciones orales en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU. El premio de la PEC fue otorgado a dos personalidades en el mes de junio: Dunja Mijatovic, por su compromiso destacado en favor de la libertad de los medios de la OSCE; y Liudmyla Zlobina por el papel rol desempeñado por las organizaciones no gubernamentales de Ucrania durante el conflicto con Rusia.
La PEC se ha movilizado con éxito con otras ONG, en vista de conseguir la liberación de Mazen Darwish, ganador de Premio PEC en 2013; los periodistas de Al Jazeera detenidos en Egipto; y Emin Huseynov, de Azerbaiyán, ahora refugiado político en Suiza. También apoyó al periodista marroquí Ali Lmrabet, quien realizó una huelga de hambre en Ginebra.
La PEC igualmente co-organizó la Exposición “Anything to Say”, que permitió exponer durante cinco días en la Plaza de las Naciones, en la ONU de Ginebra, las estatuas de Julian Assange, Bradley Manning y Edward Snowden, símbolos de la libertad de expresión, realizada por el artista italiano Davide Dormino. Además, participó en las celebraciones del Día de la Libertad de la Prensa y del Día Internacional contra la impunidad de los crímenes cometidos contra los periodistas.
De la misma manera, la PEC saludó la adopción del 28 de mayo de 2015, es decir, la resolución 2222 del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, sobre la protección de los periodistas. También acogió satistactoriamente otras resoluciones de la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas y del Consejo de Derechos Humanos. Estos textos aprobados por consenso proporcionan una base sólida para mejorar la seguridad de los periodistas, si ellos son aplicados.
La presidente de la PEC, Hedayat Abbel Nabi, dijo que la lucha de la organización no gubernamental fundada en 2004 continúa fortaleciendo la protección de los periodistas en zonas de conflicto y situaciones peligrosas.
التقرير السنوى لحملة الشارة
قليل من التقدم فى حماية الصحفيين، 128 قُتِلوا فى 2015
جنيف- القاهرة 14 ديسمبر (حملة الشارة) – طبقاً للتقرير السنوى لحملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين ومقرها جنيف الصادر اليوم فإن الحماية كانت قليلة للصحفيين فى 2015 والتقدم لم يكن كبيراً وقُتِل هذا العام 128 صحفياً حتى تاريخ إصدار التقرير.
وأكد سكرتير عام الحملة بليز ليمبان أن العام الذى سينتهى قريباً كان من أسوأ الأعوام للصحفيين ..حيث بدأ بمذبحة تشارلى إبدو فى باريس ثم إعدام الصحفى اليابانى كينجو جوتو فى سوريا بواسطة داعش.
وأوضح ليمبان أن العنف ضد الصحفيين لم ينخفض حيث إن السنوات الأربع الأخيرة كانت الأسوأ لهم والأكثر دموية.
وتسبب فى ذلك العديد من النزاعات المسلحة فى الشرق الأوسط والعنف فى بعض دول أمريكا اللاتينية وعمليات الاغتيال من قبل جماعات إرهابية، وقُتِل أكثر من نصف عدد القتلى من الصحفيين فى 2015 فى دول تمر بحروب أو نزاعات مسلحة، وقُتِل نصف هذا العدد بواسطة جماعات خارجه على القانون أو من قبل عناصر إرهابية، أو مجموعات إرهابية منظمة فى العراق وسوريا وفرنسا وليبيا واليمن والمكسيك.
وشهدت عشر دول مقتل ثلثى الضحايا من الصحفيين في 2015، وكانت أخطر الدول هى العراق والمكسيك وسوريا حيث قُتِل فى سوريا 11 صحفياً و في كل من العراق و المكسيك عشرة صحفيين.
كما قُتِل 8 صحفيين فى كل من فرنسا وليبيا والفلبين و 7 صحفيين فى كل من البرازيل والهند وجنوب السودان وجنوب اليمن. وظهرت لأول مرة كل من جنوب السودان وجنوب اليمن على خارطة الدول الخطيرة للعمل الصحفى.
وقُتِل 6 صحفيين فى كل من باكستان والصومال، و 5 فى هندوراس و 4 فى كولومبيا و 4 فى أوكرانيا و 3 فى جواتيمالا و 2 فى أفغانستان و 2 فى أمريكا. كما قُتِل صحفى واحد فى كل من المملكة العربية السعودية وأذربيجان وبنجلاديش وبوروندى وغزة وغانا وإندونيسيا وكينيا وموزمبيق وباراجواى وبولنده وجمهورية الدومينكان وجمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية.
وتظل منطقة الشرق الأوسط الأخطر بمقتل 37 صحفياً تليها أمريكا اللاتينية 31، آسيا 26، أفريقيا 18، أوروبا 13، ومقتل اثنين من الصحفيين الأمريكان وهما يبثان على الهواء برنامجهما.
سوريا فى المقدمة لخمس سنوات على التوالى
بقيت سوريا فى المقدمة فى حين قُتِل خلال العقد من 2006 (وهى السنة التى بدأت فيها حملة لرصد عدد الصحفيين القتلى) حتى الآن 1117 صحفيا فى كل أنحاء العالم، بمتوسط سنوى 118 أو 2,2 فى الأسبوع.
وطبقا لرصد الحملة فإن السنوات الخمس الماضية شهدت مقتل 536 صحفيا أى بمعدل 134 سنوياً 2,5 أسبوعياً.
(128 in 2015, 138 in 2014, 129 in 2013, 141 in 2012).
فى سوريا وحدها قُتِل 86 صحفياً فى السنوات الأربع الأخيرة، و يظل عدد منهم مفقودين مثل الأمريكى اوستن تيس و 3 من الصحفيين الأسبان اختفوا في يوليو الماضى. فيما يقول ليمبان أن القطاع الذى تسيطر عليه داعش محفوف بالمخاطر للعمل الصحفى مما لا يشجع العديد من الصحفيين من التغطية هناك و من يسقطون أسرى يواجهون بالتجاهل الذى يؤدى إلى اطالة النزاع.
وفى باكستان قتل فى نفس الفترة 55، وفى العراق 46 ونفس الرقم الأخير فى المكسيك، وفى الصومال 42، والبرازيل 35 والفلبين 34، وهندوراس 26 والهند 25 وليبيا 20.
وقُتِل إجمالاً فى العشر دول المذكورة 415 صحفيا من 643 حتى سنة 2011 أى فى السنوات الخمس الأخيرة.
وأكد ليمبان أنه لابد من اتخاذ المجتمع الدولى خطوات حازمة على طريق حماية الصحفيين من إفلات الجرائم التى ترتكب ضدهم من العقاب.
التــــعـــــبـــئة
قدمت الحملة الدولية 11 مداخلة شفهية فى مجلس حقوق الإنسان فى 2015.
ومنحت الحملة الدولية جائزتها لعام 2015 إلى
Dunja Mijatovic
لدورها الفعال فى حماية حرية الرأى والتعبير على مستوى منطقة منظمة الأمن والتعاون الأوروبى، وإلى
Liudmyla Zlobina
لدور منظمة أوكرانية فى حماية الصحفيين وقت النزاع مع روسيا.
وعملت الحملة على الانضمام إلى منظمات أخرى للعمل على الإفراج عن ناشط حقوق الإنسان فى سوريا مازن درويش، الذى حصل على جائزة الحملة فى 2013، وعلى الإفراج عن صحفيى الجزيرة فى مصر، وعلى التضامن مع
Emin Huseynov
الصحفى فى أذربيجان، ومع الصحفى المغربى على لامبرات حين قام بحملة إضراب عن الطعام فى جنيف.
ونظمت الحملة مع آخرين معرضا لتماثيل أسانج وماننج وسنودون فى الميدان المقابل لمقر الأمم المتحدة فى جنيف الذين يعدون رموزا لحرية الرأى والتعبير، وكانت التماثيل من نحت الفنان الإيطالى
Davide Dormino
وساهمت الحملة بالاحتفال باليوم العالمى لحرية الصحافة، واليوم العالمى ضد الإفلات من العقاب فى الجرائم التى تُرتكب ضد الصحفيين.
ورحبت الحملة بتبنى مجلس الأمن قراره رقم 2222 لحماية الصحفيين فى 28 مايو 2015، وترى الحملة أن هذا القرار ومعه قرارات أخرى يمكن أن تُعد أساساً صلباً لحماية الصحفيين فى السنوات القادمة.
وصرحت رئيسة الحملة هدايت عبد النبى، وهى تتمنى أن يكون عام 2016 أفضل للصحفيين، بأن الحملة ما زالت تعمل من أجل أطر قانونية ملزمة تحمى الصحفيين كما طرحتها الحملة فى مشروع المعاهدة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين فى بؤر النزاع المسلح والأحداث العنيفة التى قدمتها إلى الدول أعضاء الأمم المتحدة.
لمزيد من المعلومات رجاء تصحف:
Le 26 novembre 2015, les membres de l'Association des correspondants accrédités à l'ONU (ACANU) à Genève et les porte-parole de l'ONU ont pris congé du secrétaire général de la Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), qui prend sa retraite après 40 ans de journalisme et 21 ans comme correspondant de l'ATS à l'ONU -
on 26 November 2015, the journalists members of the Association of correspondents to the United Nations and the UN spokespersons took leave of the PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen who is retiring after 40 years of journalism and 21 years as ATS correspondent to the United Nations (photo Gorgui)
Discours du secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen et correspondant de l'ATS prononcé le 26 novembre à l'Acanu:
(English version below after French)
Merci pour tes paroles très aimables cher président Nick Cumming,
J’ai passé 21 années passionnantes au Palais comme correspondant de l'agence nationale suisse ATS. Les sujets à traiter sont très variés, inépuisables, puisqu’on fait le tour des problèmes de la planète. On peut rencontrer à Genève plein de gens intéressants. Et c’est très enrichissant de travailler avec tant de collègues et confrères de multiples nationalités, avec tous un solide background international.
Je dois dire en même temps que je suis content d’arriver au bout de mes 40 années d’activité et de pouvoir décrocher du cycle infernal der l’information. Je pars alors que franchement la situation internationale est plutôt inquiétante.
Le journal "Le Temps" a mis en exergue la semaine dernière cette citation de Churchill datant de 1936. Ecœuré par la mollesse des démocraties face à la montée du nazisme, le futur premier ministre émettait un sombre avertissement devant les députés britanniques.
Voici ce qu’il disait : «En raison des négligences passées, et face aux avertissements les plus clairs, nous sommes maintenant entrés dans une période de danger. L’ère de la procrastination, des demi-mesures apaisantes, des retards touche à sa fin. A sa place, nous entrons dans une période de conséquences. Nous ne pouvons plus l’éviter, nous y sommes.»
Le Temps évoquait la crise climatique. Je crois que cette citation s’applique plutôt à la situation internationale.
Quand j’ai commencé au Palais, en 1994, les obus tombaient sur le marché de Sarajevo. La guerre s’éternisait et on se demandait comment en sortir. Boutros Boutros Ghali réunissait son état-major au Palais. Les casques bleus étaient pris en otages, le Conseil de sécurité était bloqué (déjà) par le veto russe. L’OTAN est finalement intervenue.
J’ai été très éprouvé ces dernières années par le conflit en Syrie, qui a coûté la vie à plusieurs de nos confrères. Même à distance, nous avons pu en ressentir toute l’horreur à travers les rapports de la commission d’enquête de Paulo Pinheiro, les nouvelles des organisations humanitaires, l’échec des deux conférences de Genève et des efforts de Kofi Annan puis de Lakhdar Brahimi. On a laissé pourrir la situation en Syrie et on en récolte aujourd’hui les fruits amers : les monstres qui ont frappé il y a deux semaines à Paris des innocents sur des terrasses de café et dans une salle de concert, un million de nouveaux réfugiés en Europe. Le Conseil de sécurité est encore une fois bloqué, la Cour pénale internationale inefficace. Cela pose évidemment la question de la pertinence de cette organisation au niveau de la sécurité mondiale.
Je suis donc un peu égoistement soulagé de prendre un peu plus de recul, et de laisser la place à des forces plus jeunes. Mon successeur Laurent Sierro a 34 ans. Valaisan d’origine, il travaille depuis dix ans à la rubrique internationale de l’ATS à Berne. Diplômé de l’Ecole supérieure de journalisme et de l’Ecole des Hautes études internationales de Paris, il a collaboré avec plusieurs médias français et suisses et a été correspondant en Suisse de l’hebdomadaire Courrier International de 2004 à 2011. De septembre à novembre 2014, il a participé aux programmes du Centre d’études internationales et stratégiques (CSIS) de Washington. Ses reportages l’ont mené de la bande de Gaza à la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), en passant par l’Ukraine, la Bosnie ou encore l’Inde. Donc, il a déjà amassé une solide expérience internationale.
Je suis sûr que vous apprécierez d’accueillir une tête nouvelle. J’ai déjà montré à Laurent quelques secrets du Palais, comme la Safi, le raccourci de l’escalier 34, la machine à café à côté de la salle des opérations d’OCHA, la fresque du vestibule de la salle du Conseil, les stalactites des droits de l’homme, lui ai donné le numéro secret pour écouter la salle 3 du bureau, et il a déjà supporté votre tir nourri de questions lors des briefings du mardi et vendredi. J’ai peut-être un souhait pour lui, que toutes les agences se coordonnent mieux et qu’on évite d’avoir cinq-six conférences de presse le même jour et rien le lendemain…Je n’ai pas su lui répondre à une question. Laurent se prépare à passer quelques nuits blanches au Palais et il m’a demandé où se trouvent les douches. Peut-être que quelqu’un d’entre vous peut le renseigner…
J’ai un voeu pour vous l’année prochaine. C’est que la conférence Genève 3 ait lieu dans les plus brefs délais et mette fin à cette boucherie qui hélas rappelle les pires épisodes de l’histoire du XXe siècle. Plus on attend, plus cela coûtera cher. Depuis quatre ans on répète qu'il faut une solution politique. S'il y avait une solution politique, depuis 4 ans, on le saurait. La solution est militaire, conformément à la responsabilité de protéger adoptée par l'ONU en 2005. Merci à tous et merci à l’Acanu. La bataille de la PEC se poursuit.
B.L.
Speech of PEC Secretary-General and ATS Correspondent Blaise Lempen:
hank you for your kind words, President Nick Cumming,
I have spent 21 empassioned years at the Palais as the correspondent of the Swis News Agency -- the ATS. The subjects covered have been quirte varied, for we track the problems of the whole planet. In Geneva, one encounters many interessting people, and it is very enriching to work with so many colleagues of many nationalities, all with a solid international background.
I should add, at the same time, that I am happy to come to the end of my 40 years of professional activitiy and be able to unplug from the infernal cycle of information. I am leaving at a time when the international situation is rather disquietening.
Last week, the newspaper Le Temps featured this quote from Churchill going back to 1936. Upset by the weakness of the democracies facing the ascendance of Nazisme, the future prime minister issued a somber waring before the British MP s. He stated: "Owing to past neglect, in the face of the plainest warnings, we have now entered upon a period of danger (...) The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences. (...) We cannot avoid this period; ; we are in it now."
Le Temps evoked the climat crisis. I believe that this quotation applies rather to the international situation.
When I began at the Palais, in 1994, bombs were falling on the market of Sarajevo. The war seemed to stretch out forever, and one wondered how to end it. Boutros Boutros Ghali gathered his staff at the Palais. The blue helmets were taken hostage, the Security Council was (already) dead-locked by the Russian veto. NATO finally intervened.
I have been very dismayed during these past years by the conflict in Syria, which has cost the life of several of our colleagues. Even from a distance, we were able to feel the full horror through the report of Paulo Pinheiro's commission of enquiry, the news from the humanitarian aid organizations, the failure of the two Geneva conferences and of the efforts of Kofi Annan then Lakhdar Brahimi. The situation in Sysria was let degenerate, and now we are reaping the bitter fruit: in Paris the monsters struck innocent persons on the café terraces and in a concert hall. There are a million new refugees in Europe. The Security Council is once again deak-locked, the International Criminal Court ineffective. That obviously poses question of the pertinence of this organization at the level of world security.
I am thus somewhat egoistically relieved to withdraw a bit, to yield to younger forces. My successor, Laurent Sierro, is 34. Originally from Valais, he has been working for ten years on the international desk at the ATS in Berne. With a degree in journalism from the Ecole supérieure de journalisme and the Ecole des Hautes études internationales in Paris, he has worked with several French and Swiss media and was the correspondent in Switzerland from 2004 to 2011 for the weekly Courrier International. From September to November 2014, he participated in the programs of the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington. His reporting has taken him from the Gaza Strip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), taking in along the way Ukraine, Bosnia and India. Thus, he has already accumulated impressive international experience.
I am sure that you will be glad to welcome a new face. I have already shown Laurent several secrets of the Palais, such as the Safi, the short-cut to stairway 34, the coffee machine next to the operations room of OCHA, the mural in the Council Room vestibule, the human rights stalactites. I've given him the secret number to listen to Room 3 from the office, and he has already put up with you barrage of questions during the Tuesday and Friday briefings. I have perhas one wish for him: that all the agencies coordinate better and that we avoid having five or six press conferences on one day and nothing on the next. I have not been able to answer one of his questions. Laurent is preparting to spend several sleepless nights at the Palais, and he asked me where the showers are. Perhpas somebody can tell him…
I have a wish for the coming year. It is that the Geneva 3 conference take place as soon as possible and end this butchery that -- alas! -- recalls the worst episodes of the history of the twentieth century. The longer we wait, the more it will cost. For four years, we have been saying that we need a political solution. If there were a political solution, we should have known by now after four years. The solution is military, in conformity with the responsability to protect adopted in 2005 by the United Nations. Thank you all and thanks to ACANU. The PEC battle is going on.
B.L.
30.10.2015. PEC: 110 journalists killed since the beginning of the year as the world marks UN Day to end impunity – much more needs to be done to fight impunity (Arabic below - have also look on our special page: NO IMPUNITY)
GENEVA, October 30 (PEC) – The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) warned Friday that as the world marks the United Nations International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November at least 110 journalists were killed since the beginning of the year.
If compared with last year covering the same period January to October 121 journalists were killed (138 during the whole year) according to the PEC criteria (consult our page Casualties on www: pressemblem.ch)
Killings of journalists go unsolved and unpunished which has created a culture of impunity where critical voices are silenced and citizens are denied accurate information about the societies in which they live. Regrettably, the situation is not improving, on the contrary, especially in the Middle East, where wars are ragging, stressed the PEC Secretary General Blaise Lempen.
The International Day to End Impunity is a crucial moment for raising global awareness about the impact of impunity on freedom of expression and for mobilizing action towards justice. It marks the anniversary of the killings of two RFI Reporters, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, murdered in Mali in 2013, and ahead of 23 November which commemorates the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines when 32 journalists lost their lives in the single deadliest attack on media.
In the Philippines the trial of the accused masterminds of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre and their supposed henchmen is continuing, but the primary accused was released, while a witness in the same case was killed and not a single person has been convicted six years after the massacre.
An information black hole
PEC President Hedayat Abdel Nabi noted that the case of Yemen is telling where ten journalists were killed since March and 16 remain captive mostly by Houthi rebels, a new horrific situation facing media workers.
In Syria, some journalists have recently been kidnapped and more have been killed in this terrible war. In Syria and in the north of Iraq journalists are subjected to fear and intimidation as well as killings and kidnappings by the terrorist group ISIS turning the region into an "information black hole".
In Somalia the government has proved unable or unwilling to investigate. In Libya, there is no rule of law.
Abdel Nabi added that the recent escalation of violence between Palestinians and Israelis has resulted in numerous violations against journalists since the beginning of October, raising concerns of excessive use of force by the Israelis forces.
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expressed renewed concern in September about the absence of accountability for the perpetrators of violations of journalists’ rights, especially the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) which committed numerous crimes against Palestinian journalists during the attack on the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014.
In Mexico, according to the Mexican National Human Rights Commission, around 90% of cases of aggression are not solved. More than 50 media workers have lost their lives in the line of duty since 2010.
In Russia, Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot and killed in Moscow on 7 October 2006 in the residential building where she lived. In June 2014 sentences were handed down to five individuals for the murder of Politkovskaya. However, the investigation was unable to name the masterminds of the crime.
In Azerbaijan, journalists are detained without due process. In Turkey, the police raid of Kanaltürk and Bugün TV, part of pro-opposition media holding Koza-Ipek, on 28 October in Istanbul, is very worrying for the respect of press freedom ahead of the elections. The aggressions against journalists multiply and there is no accountability.
Good news
There are also good news: trials and convictions in journalist murders have taken place this year in Colombia, Brazil, Nepal and Egypt (trial of those accused of killing journalist Mayada Ashraf). Arrests of suspected militants took place in Pakistan. Investigations are launched in Ukraine.
In May this year, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2222 which calls for States to take greater steps to protect journalists in situations of armed conflict and ensure accountability for crimes against them.
“But much more needs to be done by governments to eradicate impunity for crimes committed against journalists. They play a pivotal role in advancing democracy and human rights, often at great personal risk”, stressed Blaise Lempen.
“The refusal of the Security Council to activate the International criminal Court in the case of Syria is a major blow for the fight against impunity. It demonstrates a lack of political will and sets a very bad example”, added Lempen. He calls for governments to strengthen other international judicial mechanisms like universal jurisdiction.
و العالم يحتفل باليوم العالمى للإفلات من العقاب أكثر من 110 من الصحفيين قتلوا منذ بداية 2015
جنيف في 30 أكتوبر (حملة الشارة) – حذرت حملة الشارة الدولية – بمناسبة اليوم العالمى للأمم المتحدة للإفلات من العقاب – 2 نوفمبر – أنه أكثر من 110 من الصحفيين قتلوا منذ بداية العام الحالى، و بالمقارنة لنفس الفترة من العام الماضى فقد قتل 121 من الصحفيين، و 138 في سنة 2014.
و صرح سكرتير عام الحملة الدولية بليز ليمبان أن قتل الصحفيين يتم دون عقاب مما أدى إلى خلق ثقافة الإفلات من العقاب فيتم اسكات أفواه المنتقدين و يحرم المواطن من المعلومات الصحيحة حول مجتمعه مشيراً إلى أن الموقف لا يتحسن و بصفة خاصة في الشرق الأوسط حيث تدور الحروب الشرسة.
إن اليوم العالمى للإفلات من العقاب مناسبة مهمة لرفع الوعى العالمى عن أثر الإفلات من العقاب على حرية الرأى و التعبير و لتعبئة الحركة نحو العدالة. يأتى مع الذكرى السنوية لمقتل الصحفيين الفرنسيين شيزلان دوبون و كلود فيرلون في مالى في 2013، و قبل ذكرى مذبحة ماجينداناو في 23 نوفمبر 2009 و التى قتل فيها 32 صحفياً و كان أكثر الهجمات دموية على الصحفيين.
ففى الفلبين خرج الرجل و المعتقد أنه العقل المدبر للمذبحة من السجن و قتل شاهد من شهود القضية، و لم يتم الحكم على أحد طوال السنوات الست الماضية.
و صرحت رئيسة الحملة الدولية هدايت عبد النبى أن قصة اليمن تعبر عما نمر به فقد قتل هناك منذ مارس 10 من الصحفيين و مازال 16 مخطوفين من قبل الحوثيين و هو وضع مثير للخوف لما يواجه العمل الصحفى في اليمن.
و في سوريا تم اختطاف عدد من الصحفيين و قتل أيضاً أعداد منهم، و في سوريا و شمال العراق يتعرض الصحفيون للترهيب و التخويف و القتل و الاعتقال من قبل جماعة داعش الارهابية.
و في الصومال ثبت أن الحكومة عاجزة عن القيام بالتحقيقات، و في ليبيا لا يوجد حكم القانون.
و أضافت عبد النبى أن التصعيد الأخير بين الفلسطينيين و الإسرائيليين قد أدى إلى تسجيل العديد من الانتهاكات ضج الصحفيين منذ بداية أكتوبر، مما أدى إلى زيادة الاهتمام بالاستخدام المفرط للقوة من جانب القوات الإسرائيلية.
و في المكسيك طبقا لتقرير اللجنة الوطنية المكسيكية لحقوق الإنسان فإنه لم يتم التعامل من 90 بالمائة من الاعتداءات على الصحفيين. و قتل أكثر من 50 من الصحفيين هناك منذ 2010.
و في روسيا تم الحكم على خمسة أشخاص منمن تورطوا في مقتل الصحفية الروسية أنا بوليكوفسكايا في منزلها بموسكو في 7 أكتوبر 2006 إلا أن التحقيق لم يتمكن من تحديد الرأس المدبر لهذه الجريمة.
و في أذربيجان يتم القبض على الصحفيين دون تحقيق، و في تركيا قامت الشرطة بمهاجمة محطتي تلفزة موالية للمعارضة لوضعها تحت قبضة الحكومة قبل الانتخابات، كما زادت عمليات الاعتداء على الصحفيين دون تحقيق.
و مع ذلك فهناك أخبار جيدة فهناك محاكمات و ادانات لمرتكبي الجرائم ضد الصحفيين خلال السنة الحالية في كولومبيا و البرازيل و مصر (محاكمة قتلة الصحفية ميادة أشرف) و نيبال. كما تم القبض على متطرفين في باكستان و تجرى تحقيقات في أوكرانيا.
و في مايو من العام الحالى تبنى مجلس الأمن بالإجماع قرار 2222 الذى يطالب الدول باتخاذ خطوات أكبر من أجل حماية الصحفيين في طروف الصراع المسلح و التأكد من ملاحقة الجرائم التى ترتكب ضدهم.
و عقب ليمبان قائلاً و لكننا نحتاج إلى المزيد من الخطوات للتخلص من الإفلات من العقاب في جرائم ترتكب ضد الصحفيين، فهم يمارسون دوراً محورياً في تقدم الديمقراطية و حقوق الإنسان معرضين أنفسهم لمخاطر شخصية كبيرة.
و ذكر أن رفض مجلس الأمن لتفعيل المحكمة الجنائية الدولية في حالة سوريا هو ضربة كبيرة لمكافحة الإفلات من العقاب، فهذا الرفض يعكس غياب الإرادة السياسية و يضع مثلاً سيئاً للغاية.
و طالب ليمبان الحكومات بتقوية أنظمتها القضائية بحيث يمكن محاكمة الجانى و هو غائب أو لو يحمل جنسية أخرى في جرائم ضد الانسانية.
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12.10.2015. ISRAEL-PALESTINE. Around 39 violations against Palestinian journalists in the last 10 days - many journalists injured (MADA/PEC)
Ramallah/Geneva - Since the beginning of October, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed around 39 violations against the journalists (35 in the West Bank including Jerusalem and 4 in Gaza Strip). These attacks raise concerns of excessive use of force, stressed the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC). The NGO based in Geneva urges calm and restraint.
The latest of these violations was shooting Ma'an News Agency photographer Rami Swiedan on Sunday (11/10) near Nablus city with a live bullet in his left leg while he was covering he clashes near Huwwara checkpoint.
The freelance journalists Ahmad Talat was shot by an exploding bullet “Tutu bullet” in his leg whilst he was covering Kafr Qadoum demonstration on 2/10. Also, the IOF targeted Al-Mayadeen TV correspondent Hana' Mahameed was by a stun grenade; which caused burns on her face while she was covering the IOF raiding the martyr Fadi Alloun's house in Jerusalem on 4/10.
On 6/10 PalMedia cameraman Salah Ziyad was shot with a live bullet in the belly and the media student who is interning at the AP Ala' Daraghme was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head while they were covering demonstrations near Qalandia checkpoint(south of Jerusalem).
On 7/10 the IOF physically assaulted the journalist Raed Al-Sharif after detaining him for few hours with his colleague Ra'ed Zughayyer in Hebron city. On the other hand, in Hebron also a group of Israeli settlers attacked Pal Media cameraman Amer Abdeen on 8/10 and threw his camera. The Israeli violations (by IOF and settlers) were committed against all the journalists who were in the clashes including: AP photographer Nasser Shyoukhi, AFP photographer Hazem Bader, Murad Ja'bari, Trans Media Chairman Amer Ja'bari, Reuters' photographer Musa Qawasme and the Chinese new agency photographer Ma'moon Wazwaz.
In addition to all mentioned above, four journalists were injured by the IOF as a result of stun grenades and bullets shot at them in the Gaza Strip while they were covering demonstrations near Nahel Ouz military checkpoint east of Al-Shuja'ya. Two of the journalists were: Anatolia news agency photographer Metin Kaya; who was shot in the left hand and the journalists at Al-Quds International Fadi Thabet; who was directly targeted with a stun grenade which as a result of it he was unable to see or hear for about an hour until he got the treatment.
On Saturday 10/10 Al-Quds Newspaper photographer Muna Qawasme was shot by live bullet in her shoulder whilst she was covering the events in Shu'fat refugee camp in Jerusalem. Besides, Al-Haya Al-Jadida newspaper photographer Issam Rimawi was shot by a rubber-coated steel bullet in his foot while he was covering the clashes at the northern entrance of Al-Biereh city. On the same day, Filisteen Al-Yaum TV broadcast engineer Joude Abu Nijme was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet while the staff was covering a demonstration in Yatta village in Hebron, also, the IOF assaulted four journalists (AFP photographer Musa Al-Sha'er, Al-Quds.com photographer Abdul Rahman Younis, Xinhua photographer Lo'ay Sababa and Wafa news agency photographer Ahmad Mizher) in Bethlehem and prevented them from covering the events.
On the same day, the IOF also assaulted 4 journalists from Jenin (Filisteen Al-Yaum TV cameraman Almuthanna Sameer El-Deek and his colleague the TV's correspondent Mujahed Al-Sa'di, the photojournalist Ali Samoudi and PalMedia cameraman Ahmad Kilani) whilst they were covering the clashes near Al-Jalame checkpoint; where Almuthanna Al-Deek was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in his neck.
The Israelis commit other dangerous types of violations against Palestinian media; where an Israeli settler shared the photo of Filisteen Alan (Palestine Now) and Jerusalem Media Center correspondent and photographer Bayan Ragheb Al-Jua'ba on Facebook and wrote a comment claiming that she committed a stabbing incident in Jerusalem. As a result of his post, Al-Juba was subjected to a life threatening inciting campaign, she reported to MADA: “On 7/10 I headed to photograph the situation after the stabbing incident in Jerusalem, during that, one of the Military Special Forces Unit beat me and tore my Jilbab off “Muslim women's coat” then the news of assaulting me was directly published on social media.”
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) and PEC praise the role that the Palestinian journalists are playing in covering the clashes and wishes a speedy recovery for those injured. MADA and PEC also urge the international community to hold the perpetrators accountable and considers the impunity encourages the Israeli occupation and the settler to keep on the violations against media freedoms in Palestine.
In this regard, MADA and PEC remind of the UN Security Council resolution number 2222 on protection of the journalists which was adopted by all the members on 27/5/2015. MADA and PEC also urge to apply this resolution and to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for their continuous violations against journalists and media freedoms in Palestine.
06.10.2015. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes new security information sharing, training, insurance and communications initiatives launched - Sotloff Foundation and four U.S. television networks sign on to Safety Principles
NEW YORK/GENEVA, Oct. 6, 2015 -- A foundation honoring the memory of murdered freelance journalist Steven J. Sotloff and four major U.S. television news networks signed onto the Global Safety Principles and Practices at a meeting at the Columbia School of Journalism in New York on September 30th and October 1st.
The group -- an alliance of news organizations, freelance reporters and non-profit journalism groups to promote safety, including the Press Emblem Campaign in Geneva -- also announced unprecedented initiatives to share security information; provide subsidized safety training to freelancers; conduct a census of freelancers that could reduce their insurance costs and better inform journalism students of grants and other resources available to freelancers.
The 2LIVES/Steven Joel Sotloff Memorial Foundation, ABC News, CBS News, CNN and NBC News were among ten new signatories to the safety principles announced at the meeting. Article 19, Global Radio News, Kyodo News, PayDesk and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN-IFRA) signed on as well.
"We believe in this initiative,” said Frank Urrutia, a member of the 2Lives board who attended the Columbia meeting. “It is worthy of recognition and support."
Since the safety principles were unveiled in February, more than 80 organizations have signed onto them, including the overwhelming majority of global wire services, non-profit journalism groups, U.S. television networks and the Frontline Freelance Register, a London-based group that represents over 500 freelancers who regularly cover conflict.
" This initiative marks a turning point,” said Tina Carr, Director of the Rory Peck Trust, an organization dedicated to the support of freelance journalists worldwide.”The combined efforts of such an experienced and diverse group, with its clear aim and concrete objectives, will have a significant effect on the future safety of freelance journalists. After 20 years of helping freelancers in dangerous situations, we are very excited by this."
The initiatives announced at the meeting, which was hosted by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, included:
- Agence France Press will lead an effort to conduct the first-ever census of freelancers worldwide to determine if a freelancer insurance pool can be created. David Millikin, Agence France Press’s North America Director, is heading the effort.
- BuzzFeed will lead an effort to create the first-ever private, informal group where security directors from U.S. news organizations can confidentially share security information with one another. Freelancers will have access as well to the information, which would include immediate concerns and new developments in a given region. The initiative is being headed by BuzzFeed ‘s Global Director of Security Jason Reich.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists announced that Levick Communications, a Washington, D.C. based communication firm, will provide pro bono communications assistance to the safety principles.
- The Frontline Freelance Register will continue supporting freelance journalists in their work and will propose a set of standards for training journalists that will ensure freelancers are adequately trained and more employable.
- The GroundTruth Project will put 20 independent journalists through a safety training course for covering climate change and infectious disease in the first quarter of 2016. GroundTruth developed the training module in partnership with Global Journalist Security and has already put nine reporters and editors through the course as a part of a three-year climate change reporting initiative.
- The International Press Institute, a Vienna-based press freedom group, will encourage news organizations worldwide to sign onto the safety principles as it prepares for IPI’s March 2016 World Congress in Doha. John Yearwood, the Miami Herald’s foreign editor and IPI’s Executive Board Chairman, will lead the effort.
- Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will lead an effort to distribute to U.S. journalism schools a 17-page inventory RSF has compiled that lists where freelancers can receive safety training, medical insurance, travel grants and other support. Delphine Halgand, RSF’s U.S. Director, is heading the initiative.
- Reuters and Hawthorne Proactive, the security firm that trains Reuters journalists worldwide, will provide a five-day Hazardous Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) course in Belfast, Northern Ireland to 14 freelancers in November. Reuters is covering all costs of the training – accommodation, food and the course itself – but not travel to Belfast. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and other groups will cover travel costs for applicants who can demonstrate a clear financial need but the budget is limited. Applications can be submitted here.
- The Rory Peck Trust (RPT) will run more refresher safety training courses, providing individual bursaries and working with partners to enable freelancers to update their skills. RPT will expand support around trauma, creating a pool of practitioners so that it can respond to freelancers in a timely and affordable way; negotiating and contributing to treatment fees. And RPT will run risk assessment surgeries, based on the RPT Online Resource templates for safety and security, providing accessible and free guidance to freelancers.
- The safety principles leadership group – known as the Task Group – along with other attendees also unanimously adopted the following non-discrimination statement:
Violence, harassment and discrimination against any journalist based on gender, race, sexual orientation or disability should not be tolerated under any circumstances. Editors and news organizations should employ a zero tolerance policy. Media organizations should clearly delineate consequences for engaging in these behaviors; create a safe and confidential environment for reporting such incidents and take immediate action to investigate and hold appropriately accountable the perpetrators of such acts under their employ be they staff, fixers or freelancers. It is best practice to apply the same anti-discrimination policies to freelancers as to staff.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
The call for Global Safety Principles and Practices was launched on 12 February 2015 in response to the murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff in Syria and rising attacks on journalists worldwide. Additional meetings were held in Washington, D.C. in April 2015 and London in June 2015.
The principles have now been signed by over 80 organizations. The full text of the principles and a list of signatories can be found on the DART Center website: http://dartcenter.org/content/global-safety-principles-and-practices#.VhJ_HPlVhHw
For more information and interview bids please contact David Rohde of Reuters at: David.Rohde@thomsonreuters.com.
28.09.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 30th session - statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign Representative at the United Nations Dario Cervantes - item 8: the PEC very concerned by the situation in Latin America
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
30th session
Item 8 – Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action – General debate
Mr President,
Since the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action in 1993, the threats against freedom of expression have not ceased. Regrettably impunity remains the rule in most cases with the unwillingness of the authorities to prosecute the perpetrators.
Members of associations, particularly those dedicated to defending human rights, and media should fully enjoy the right to freedom of expression, in particular, the freedom to be openly critical of governmental policy and practice.
The Press Emblem Campaign wants to focus today on Latin America. The PEC is deeply concerned by the fact that journalists are deliberately targeted in many countries of this part of the world.
The situation is the more dramatic in Mexico, where the PEC has registered since January 9 journalists killed. Media workers face in some parts of this country a very worrying insecurity with intimidation by criminal networks, corruption of the police, brutal retaliations, self-censorship if they want to stay alive.
In Honduras, journalists are targeted by the authorities and the opposition. Five journalists were murdered this year while doing their work.
In Brazil also, the situation is unsafe: at least 4 journalists were killed from the outset of the year. In Guatemala, 3 journalists were shot dead, in Colombia 2, in Paraguay 1.
Recently, a group of rapporteurs from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on man Rights (IACHR) expressed grave concern over the Government of Ecuador’s recent moves to dissolve Fundamedios, a prominent civil society organization dedicated to the promotion of freedom of expression and media freedom in that country. In Venezuela, 2014 was the worst year on record in terms of guarantees to freedom of expression, according to a report of the non-governmental organization Espacio Público released in January.
The PEC urges the members of the Human Rights Council to do their utmost to prevent violence against media workers, to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy and effective investigations and to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice and ensure that victims have access to appropriate remedies.
I thank you Mr President.
Interview with Dario Cervantes, PEC Representative at the United Nations:
"PEC mira con profunda preocupación la situación de violencia en continua degradación contra profesionales de periodismo,
mas allá de conflictos tradicionales, la violencia es implacable contra la libertad de prensa.
En América Latina, el periodismo independiente y el derecho de la sociedad a la información se encuentran a fuego cruzado entre la agresión
física de unos grupos, y las amenazas y acoso de otros, en una atmósfera de impunidad y corrupción sin límites.
En asesinatos el cuadro es espeluznante en la region, solo desde 2014 hasta agosto 2015, en Honduras se han perpetrado 19 asesinatos
de periodistas, en México igualmente 19, Brasil 8, Colombia 8 con el asesinato de FlorAlba Nuñez en septiembre 10, Paraguay 4,
Guatemala 3, R. Dominicana 3, Perú 2, El Salvador 1.
En este macabro panorama se encuentran estudiantes como el caso de Fernando Raymondi en Perú; familiares de periodistas
como el asesinato de Marelym Abigail Espinoza en Honduras, y desaparecidos como Borja Lázaro en Colombia.
La violencia contra periodistas va acompañada de otros agravantes como amenazas de muerte, desapariciones,
atentados terroristas a instalaciones, y la imposición de autocensura a los medios para acallar la voz de la sociedad representada en el periodismo.
Un claro ejemplo es Ecuador, donde Jannet Inostroza periodista de la cadena Teleamazonas fue amenazada de muerte por lo que tuvo
que dejar su emission.
La web y pagina face book de “Crudo Ecuador” cerro por amenazas, se le quitó la frecuencia a la radio Union Nacional de Periodistas
que ten≠ia 34 años de trabajo, en el país el gobierno ha estado utilizando el Sistema de espionaje electrónico generalizado
contra la ciudadania. El 8 de septiembre 2015 viene de ser disuelta Fundamedios, ONG dedicada a la defensa de la libre expression
y observacion de contenido de medios.
El periodismo se ha convertido en el nuevo enemigo interno en América Latina. La construcción de un sistema mediático paraoficial está en marcha,
así los gobiernos no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie, y a la vez se yugula la libre expresión,
censura estratégica no solo contra la libertad de prensa sino contra el derecho que tiene la sociedad a la información independiente."
21.09.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 30th session - statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign - item 4 situations that require the Council's attention - more than 100 journalists killed
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
30th session
Item 4 – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
General Debate
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) reminds all members of the Human Rights Council of Resolution A/HRC/27/L7 on the safety of journalists adopted one year ago which urges States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference, ant to prevent attacks against media workers.
The situation of journalists is not improving. Since the beginning of this year, 100 journalists have been killed. Last year at the same date, there were 103 journalists killed. The difference is only 3 casualties.
There is no real progress on the ground and journalists are targeted in 26 countries from the outset of the year.
The PEC is particularly concerned that the space for free journalism has recently decreased in countries like Azerbaijan, Yemen, Libya, South Sudan, Mexico, Russia and Ukraine. The situation remains dire in countries like Colombia, Honduras, Philippines, Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan and Egypt.
The PEC is launching today a special call to all members of the Human Rights Council to press for the release of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova sentenced to 7,5 years of prison by an Azerbaijani court on 1 September. This harsh sentence is clearly politically motivated given the lack of due process and the absence of credible evidence.
Thank you for your attention
21 September 2015
21.09.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 30th session - Statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign - interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
30th session
Item 4 – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) commends the Independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for its report.
The photo of a young boy Aylan Al Kurdi, lying on the sand of a Turkish beach, has changed the dimension of the conflict. Thousands of Syrian refugees are now coming into Europe. Syria is every day on the television screens. The world cannot forget any more the horrendous crimes committed by all parties in Syria.
We deplored repeatedly in this room since 4 years the lack of access for journalists to Syria. Last year journalists were publicly beheaded and some are still taken hostage somewhere in Syria.
Will shocking images of refugees with young children push the governments to put an end to the conflict and to the impunity? We hope so. It is time to act.
The PEC will continue again and again to call for a better protection of media workers in conflict zones. They are irreplaceable witnesses of human rights abuses.
Last week, journalists covering the arrival of Syrian refugees at the Serbian-Hungarian border were attacked. At least seven international journalists were beaten by riot police, according to reports. The PEC calls upon the Human Rights Council to condemn these attacks.
We have a question for the Commission: among all the Syrian refugees coming into Europe, there are many victims of war crimes and witnesses. Is there a duty of the European governments to protect them?
I thank you for your attention
21 September 201
14.09.2015. The exhibition Anything to Say?, a monument to the freedom of information and the courage of Assange, Manning and Snowden, is halting in Geneva (communiqué en français après l'anglais)
Press conference at the Swiss Press Club after the inauguration of the exhibition on Place des Nations in Geneva. From right to left: Guy Mettan director of the Swiss Press Club, Blaise Lempen, PEC Secretary-General, Davide Dormino, italian artist, Marco Benagli and Pilar Ackermann (photo pec)
see the video of the press conference at the Swiss Press Club:
http://2013.pressclub.ch/fr/conference/assange-manning-et-snowden-traitres-ou-heros#video_livestream
Geneva (14 September 2015) The exhibition "Anything to Say? " was inaugurated on Monday in Geneva on the Place des Nations in front of the UN headquarters. The bronze figures of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, standing on chairs and created by the artist Davide Dormino, will be exhibited on the square until Friday.
"It is a monument to the courage of three people who said no to the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and lies and have chosen to tell the truth," said the Italian artist Davide Dormino.
The imposing work, which weighs more than a ton, is a testimony in favour of freedom of expression and information, without any political controversy. "People are free to express themselves for or against," said Marco Benagli, representative of a group of citizens who contributed to the project.
“The PEC is fighting for the freedom of information and all those who keep us informed. There is no justification to the fact that Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are not free of their movements. Sweden must drop all charges against Assange. Snowden worked many years in Geneva. Switzerland must offer him the political asylum” said PEC Secretary General Blaise Lempen at the inauguration.
Assange, Manning and Snowden, "traitors" or heroes of our time? The public can respond by mounting a fourth chair intentionally left empty by the artist.
"Art has the power to make things happen. The chair has a double meaning. It may be comfortable, but it can also be a pedestal to grow, to have a better perspective, to learn. All three of them mounted on a chair with courage at their own risk and peril ", said Davide Dormino.
Coordinator of the project in Switzerland, Pilar Ackermann stressed that "the arrival in Switzerland of the work of art " Anything to say? " is timely in the context of the law "For better protection of Whistle blowers" recently returned to the Federal Council, by a parliamentary committee, to improve it. The Swiss participatory democracy represents the model “par excellence” for citizens' interventions in the rule of law. "
The Swiss Committee of support to the exhibition is composed of the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the International Centre for Peace and Human Rights (CIPADH), Pilar Ackermann, Fabio Lo Verso, Charly Pache and Marco Benagli.
The monument has already been exposed in Berlin in May and Dresden in June and will be exhibited in Paris in late September. The designers of the project have intended to ask the Swiss authorities for a definitive installation of the work in Geneva once it has been around the world.
Davide Dormino, born in 1973, is an Italian sculptor. In 2011, at the request of the United Nations, he notably created the monument to the tens of thousands of earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince (Haiti).
Julian Assange, born in 1971, is the co-founder of the site WikiLeaks founded in 2006. He has been living for four years under house arrest in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
Chelsea Manning, born in 1987, was the author of leaks on the site WikiLeaks in 2010, notably on US operations during the war in Iraq. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison in the United States.
Edward Snowden, born in 1983, is an American computer scientist who in 2013, revealed classified documents from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the public. He has obtained political asylum in Russia two years ago.
L’exposition Anything to Say?, un monument à la liberté d’information et au courage d’Assange, Manning et Snowden, fait halte à Genève
Genève (14 sept 2015) L’exposition “ Anything to Say? “ a été inaugurée lundi à Genève sur la place des Nations, devant le siège de l’ONU. Les figures en bronze de Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning et Edward Snowden, debout sur des chaises et réalisées par l’artiste Davide Dormino, seront exposées sur la place jusqu’à vendredi.
« C’est un monument au courage de trois personnes qui ont dit non à la mise en place d’une surveillance globale et aux mensonges et qui ont choisi de dire la vérité », a expliqué l’artiste italien Davide Dormino.
L’œuvre imposante, qui pèse plus d’une tonne, est un témoignage en faveur de la liberté d’expression et d’information, hors de toute polémique politique. « Nous laissons les gens libres de s’exprimer pour ou contre », a expliqué Marco Benagli, représentant du groupe de citoyens qui a contribué à la réalisation du projet.
« La PEC se bat pour la liberté de l’information et tous ceux qui nous informent. Il n’y a aucune justification au fait que Julian Assange et Edward Snowden ne sont pas libres de leurs mouvements. La Suède doit abandonner toutes les charges contre Assange. Snowden a travaillé plusieurs années à Genève. La Suisse doit lui offrir l’asile politique », a affirmé lors de la cérémonie d’inauguration le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
Assange, Manning et Snowden, « traitres » ou héros de notre temps ? C’est au public de répondre en montant sur une quatrième chaise volontairement laissée vide par l’artiste.
« L’art a le pouvoir de faire bouger les choses. La chaise a un double sens. Elle peut être confortable, mais elle peut aussi être un piédestal pour grandir, pour avoir un meilleur point de vue, pour apprendre. Ils sont tous les trois montés sur une chaise en faisant preuve de courage à leurs risques et périls », a affirmé Davide Dormino.
Coordonnatrice du projet en Suisse, Pilar Ackermann a souligné que « l'arrivée en Suisse de l'oeuvre "Anything to say?" tombe à pic dans le cadre de la loi "Pour une meilleure protection des Whistleblowers", récemment renvoyée par une commission parlementaire au Conseil Fédéral pour l’améliorer. La démocratie suisse participative représente le modèle par excellence pour des interventions citoyennes dans l'état de droit ».
Le comité suisse de soutien à l’exposition est composé de la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC), du Centre international pour la paix et les droits de l’homme (CIPADH), de Pilar Ackermann, Fabio Lo Verso, Charly Pache et de Marco Benagli.
Le monument a déjà été exposé à Berlin en mai et à Dresde en juin et il sera exposé à Paris fin septembre. Les concepteurs du projet ont l’intention de demander aux autorités suisses l’installation définitive de l’œuvre à Genève une fois qu’elle aura fait le tour du monde.
Davide Dormino, né en 1973, est un sculpteur italien. Il a notamment réalisé en 2011 à Port-au-Prince (Haïti) le monument aux dizaines de milliers de victimes du séisme, à la demande des Nations Unies.
Julian Assange, né en 1971, est le cofondateur du site WikiLeaks en 2006. Il vit depuis quatre ans en résidence surveillée à l’ambassade d’Equateur à Londres.
Chelsea Manning, né en 1987, a été en 2010 l’auteur des fuites au site WikiLeaks, notamment sur les opérations américaines pendant la guerre en Irak. Il a été condamné à 35 ans de prison aux Etats-Unis.
Edward Snowden, né en 1983, est un informaticien américain qui a révélé au public en 2013 des documents de l’Agence nationale de sécurité (NSA) américaine. Il a obtenu l’asile politique en Russie depuis deux ans.
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04.09.2015. COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS. INVITATION TO THE EXHIBIT "Anything to Say? in Geneva (en français après l'anglais)
After Berlin (in May), Dresden (in June) and before Paris, the travelling exhibit “Anything to Say?” will stop 5 days in Geneva during the Human Rights Council’s 30th session.
Bronze statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, standing on chairs and made by the artist Davide Dormino, will be exposed on the Place des Nations from 14 to 18 September 2015.
“This is a monument to the courage of three personalities who said no to the implementation of a global surveillance and to lies, who chose to tell the truth”, the artist explains.
The work of art is a tribute to freedom of expression and information, outside of all political polemic. Snowden, Assange and Manning: “Traitors” or “heroes” of our time?
The exhibition is intended to be participatory, providing the public with the opportunity to express itself by getting up on a fourth chair that has been left empty.
The Swiss support Committee to “Anything to Say?” invite you to the inauguration of the exhibit.
MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER AT 12:00 AT PLACE DES NATIONS
The support Committee for the event in Geneva is composed of the NGO Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), of the International Centre for Peace and Human Rights (CIPADH), of Pilar Ackermann, Fabio Lo Verso, Charly Pache and of the representative of a group of citizens that contributed to the realisation of the Marco Benagli project.
More info on: www.anythingtosay.com
LE COURAGE EST CONTAGIEUX
Après Berlin en mai et Dresde en juin et avant Paris, l’exposition itinérante « Anything to Say ? » fait halte à Genève 5 jours à l’occasion de la 30e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme.
Les figures en bronze d’Edward Snowden, Julian Assange et Chelsea Manning, debout sur des chaises et réalisées par l’artiste Davide Dormino, seront exposées sur la place des Nations du 14 au 18 septembre.
« C’est un monument au courage de trois personnalités qui ont dit non à la mise en place d’une surveillance globale et aux mensonges et qui ont choisi de dire la vérité », explique l’artiste.
L'œuvre est un hommage à la liberté d'expression et d'information, hors de toute polémique politique. Snowden, Assange et Manning, "traîtres" ou héros de notre temps controversés?
L’exposition est conçue sur un mode interactif. Elle donne la possibilité au public de s’exprimer en montant sur une quatrième chaise laissée vide.
Le comité suisse de soutien à « Anything to Say ? » vous invite à l’inauguration de l’exposition:
LE LUNDI 14 SEPTEMBRE à 12H00 PLACE DES NATIONS
Le comité de soutien pour la manifestation de Genève est composé de l’ONG Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC), du Centre international pour la paix et les droits de l’homme (CIPADH), de Pilar Ackermann, Fabio Lo Verso, Charly Pache et du représentant d’un groupe de citoyens qui ont contribué à la réalisation du projet Marco Benagli.
Plus d’infos sur : www.anythingtosay.com
The team of the Swiss Committee of support to the exhibition with the three bronze figures on the place des Nations, Geneva, among them: PEC Secretary General Blaise Lempen (center), with at his right Céline Krebs project director at the International Centre for Peace and Human Rights (CIPADH), Pilar Ackermann, coordinator, Fabio Lo Verso, and Marco Benagli (photo pec).
28.08.2015. SOUTH SUDAN. The PEC welcomes and joins the call of the UN special rapporteurs - MOZAMBIQUE: the PEC strongly condemns the murder of Paulo Machava in Maputo
Journalists further targeted in South Sudan – UN rights experts warn violence against the media is on the rise
GENEVA (27 August 2015) – “The frequency of attacks and violence committed against journalists and media workers in South Sudan is increasing, and has reached a critical level,” two United Nations human rights experts warned today.
The UN Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression, David Kaye, and on extrajudicial executions, Christof Heyns, condemned the latest killing of a South Sudanese journalist, the seventh so far this year.
On 19 August 2015, Peter Moi, who worked for various newspapers and media outlets in South Sudan, was shot dead in Juba by two unidentified assailants as he made his way home from work. Earlier in May, James Raeth, a radio journalist based in Aboko, was also killed in an attack by unknown perpetrators.
Three days prior to Mr. Moi’s killing, President Kiir had reportedly threatened journalists and media workers at a news conference and declared that freedom of press does not mean that they may work against their country.
“Like others, I was outraged by the remarks attributed to President Kiir”, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression said. “However, I take note of the recent statement by the South Sudanese Information Minister denying any intention on the part of the authorities to target journalists.”
“I unequivocally condemn the recent killings of journalists in South Sudan. Any threats or attacks are completely unacceptable and only embolden perpetrators to commit further violence against journalists, with impunity,” Mr. Kaye added. “I urge the country’s authorities to promote a safe and enabling environment for them to perform their work independently and without interference.”
The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions further added: “I am deeply disturbed by the allegations of attacks against journalists in South Sudan. The brutal killing of Mr. Moi and Mr. Raeth need to be urgently and thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators must be held accountable.”
“Political leaders have a duty to refrain from making provocative statements against journalists,” Mr. Heyns noted. “The Government must take measures to prevent such killings and to conduct thorough, prompt and impartial investigations of all cases of summary executions of journalists in the country since the beginning of the year.”
The human rights experts warned that targeting media independence produces a ‘chilling effect’ that could deter the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression and opinion and the right to seek, impart and receive information. They urged the Government of South Sudan to take immediate steps to allow space for open debate and freedom of expression.
The experts are in contact with the South Sudanese authorities to clarify the issues in question.
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) strongly condemns the killing of Paulo Machava, shot dead in Maputo
According to local media and the IFJ, the editor-in-chief of online newspaper Diário de Notícias was gunned down in Maputo city center between 5:30 and 6am this morning as he was out exercising before starting his work. Unidentified armed men shot him four times – two in the head and two in the back- from a car in Vladimir Lenine Avenue, one of the city’s main arteries, before driving away, the IFJ affiliated National Journalists’ Union said. The motive remains unclear.
Media reported that Machava was leading a campaign supporting the economist Nuno Castel-Branco and journalists Fernando Veloso and Fernando Banze who are on trial. Mr. Castel-Branco faces national security charges while the two journalists are accused of press freedom abuses. Their cases arose from Castel-Branco’s open letter to former President Armando Guebuza which was posted on his Facebook page in 2013 and published by the journalists’ media outlets.
Paulo Machava was an experienced and very well-known journalist in the country who had previously worked for Rádio Moçambique and Savana weekly paper, the union added. PEC urges the authorities to immediately open a fully transparent and rigorous investigation to clarify the cause of the killing and to identify the culprits and the mastermind so there will be no impunity for this outrageous murder.
26.08.2015. PEC is shocked and condemns the killing of two journalists in America
Geneva, August 26 (PEC) -- The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns strongly the killing of two journalists working for a local CBS affiliate in Virginia WDBJ7. They were shot dead Wednesday during a live broadcast, according to chilling television footage of the incident and their network.
WDBJ journalist Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were shot at close range while conducting an on-air interview. "We do not know the motive. We do not know who the suspect or the killer is," said WDBJ general manager Jeffrey Marks as he confirmed the deaths to viewers. The PEC send its condolences to the journalists’ families and colleagues.
Journalists are under fire all over the world: in France in January as in Syria or in Ukraine, this month victims were registered in Mexico, in Azerbaijan, in South Sudan, and now in the US. Since January, according to the PEC, 90 journalists have been killed. The PEC calls upon the Human Rights Council at its September session to condemn the perpetrators and enhance the protection of journalists on the ground.
28.07.2015. PEC launches an appeal for the liberation of 4 Western journalists who disappeared since 2 weeks in Syria
(French, arabic and Spanish versions after English, more info below after the press releases)
GENEVA, 28 July (PEC) – The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) expresses its deep worries about the disappearance of 4 Western Journalists in Aleppo in Northern Syria.
If they are kidnapped, the PEC calls upon those concerned to immediately release them.
The PEC supports the efforts of the families of those journalists: 3 Spanish Antonio Pampliega, José Manuel López and Ángel Sastre (photo ap, here in a minibus at their entry in Syria) and one Japanese, and calls upon their respective governments and all concerned organizations to exert the necessary efforts to shed light on this development.
The four journalists are experienced professionals who went to cover the atrocities committed in the Syrian war so that the numbers of fallen civilians are not forgotten.
In July, 12 more journalists have been killed, which steps the figure for the number killed since the beginning of the year to 83 journalists, a new record figure as compared to the last decade in seven months only.
The number of killed journalists by country since the beginning of the year is as follows: 8 in France, 8 in Iraq, 8 in Libya, 6 in South Sudan, 6 in Yemen, 6 in Mexico, 5 in Honduras, 4 in India, 4 in Ukraine, 4 in Syria, 3 in Brazil, 3 in Guatemala, 3 in the Philippines, 3 in Somalia, 2 in Columbia, and 2 in Pakistan.
According to the PEC figures one journalist was also killed in Afghanistan, Gaza, Indonesia, Kenya, Paraguay, Poland, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Dominican Republic.
In order to serve better the issue of protection for journalists, the PEC has amended its website with a new look with new functions. More than 30,000 visitors all around the world have consulted the PEC website. This is a great encouragement to the PEC board working in favor of securing the right to information for the public under any circumstances.
La PEC lance un appel à la libération de quatre journalistes étrangers disparus depuis deux semaines en Syrie
Genève, 28 juillet (PEC) La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) exprime sa vive inquiétude sur la disparition depuis deux semaines dans la région d’Alep, dans le nord de la Syrie, de quatre journalistes étrangers. Elle demande leur libération immédiate, s’ils ont été kidnappés.
La PEC soutient les efforts des familles des journalistes, trois espagnols et un japonais, et exhorte leurs gouvernements respectifs et toutes les organisations concernées à se mobiliser et à faire la lumière sur ces nouveaux cas de disparition.
Les journalistes, très expérimentés, ont courageusement essayé de faire leur métier en voulant témoigner des atrocités de la guerre en Syrie pour que ses innombrables victimes civiles ne tombent pas dans l’oubli.
Le bilan du nombre de victimes parmi les travailleurs des médias s’est encore alourdi en juillet avec 12 victimes supplémentaires. Selon le décompte de la PEC, 83 journalistes ont été tués dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions depuis le début de l’année, un record depuis dix ans en sept mois.
Dans l’ordre décroissant, la liste des pays avec le plus grand nombre de victimes depuis le début de l’année est la suivante : France (8 tués), Libye (8), Irak (8), Soudan du Sud (6), Yémen (6), Mexique (6), Honduras (5), Inde (4), Ukraine (4), Syrie (4), Brésil (3), Guatemala (3), Philippines (3), Somalie (3), Colombie (2), Pakistan (2). Un tué a été recensé par la PEC dans chacun de ces pays : Afghanistan, Gaza, Indonésie, Kenya, Paraguay, Pologne, République démocratique du Congo, République dominicaine.
Pour mieux servir la cause des journalistes en mission dangereuse, le site de la PEC vient d’adopter un nouveau look avec de nouvelles fonctions. Plus de 30'000 visiteurs l’ont désormais consulté à travers le monde, un encouragement pour les membres de son comité directeur à continuer leur travail de sensibilisation en faveur du droit à l’information du public en toutes circonstances.
حملة الشارة تطالب باطلاق سراح 4 صحفيين أجانب مختفيين
جنيف-القاهرة (حملة الشارة) 28 يوليو – طالبت حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين باطلاق سراح 4 صحفيين (3 أسبان و واحد يابانى) اجانب اختفوا فى شمال سوريا.
و قالت حملة الشارة، فى مكالبتها بالافراج الفورى عنهم، أنها تضم جهودها مع جهود ذويهم و الحكومات و المنظمات المعنية في التعبئة الدولية لهذا التطور السلبى.
و ذهبوا إلى سوريا وهم من الصحفيين المحنكين من أجل نقل الاجرام الذي يحدث في الحرب السورية و ألا ينسى الاعداد الغفيرة من المدنيين ممن يقتلون في هذه الحرب.
و قد قتل خلال شهر يوليو وحده 12 صحفيا مما جعل العدد يرتفع منذ البداية العام إلى 83 صحفياً، و هو رقم غير مسبوق في سبعة أشهر بالمقارنة لأرقام العقد الماضى.
و عدد من قتل من الصحفيين في كل دولة: 8 في فرنسا، 8 في العراق، 8 في ليبيا، 6 في جنوب السودان، 6 في اليمن، 6 في المكسيك، 5 في هندوراس، 4 في الهند، 4 في أوكرانيا، 4 في سوريا، 4 في البرازيل، 3 في جواتميالا و 3 في الفلبين و 3 في الصومال، و 2 في كولومبيا و 2 في باكستان.
و قتل صحفى واحد في كل من أفغانستان، غزة، اندونيسيا، كينيا، باراجواى، بولنده، جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية، و جمهورية الدومينيكان.
و قامت حملة الشارة بتطوير موقعها الذى يزوره 30 ألف نسمة من أجل تقديم خدمات أكثر لحماية الصحفيين و هو ما يشجع مجلس ادارة الحملة على العمل في صالح حق الجمهور في المعلومات تحت أى ظرف من الظروف.
لمزيد من المعلومات برجاء تصفح موقع الشارة الدولية
La PEC pide que liberen a los 4 periodistas desaparecidos en Siria (EFE)
Ginebra, EFE La Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC, en sus siglas en inglés) hizo hoy un llamamiento para que liberen a los cuatro periodistas extranjeros, tres de ellos españoles, desaparecidos en Siria desde hace dos semanas.
La PEC recuerda en un comunicado que se perdió todo contacto con ellos cuando estaban en la región de Aleppo y solicitó que, en caso de que estén secuestrados, sean "liberados inmediatamente".
Los reporteros españoles desaparecidos son Ángel Sastre, Antonio Pampliega y José Manuel López, que, según la Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE), entraron en Siria el pasado 10 de julio para realizar reportajes y dos días después se perdió el contacto con ellos.
Se cree que el cuarto periodista desaparecidos es el reportero nipón Jumpei Yasuda, identidad que, sin embargo, no ha sido confirmada por las autoridades.
La PEC exige a los gobiernos respectivos que hagan todos los esfuerzos necesarios para ayudar a encontrar a los reporteros.
"Los periodistas, con mucha experiencia, han demostrado su coraje al querer hacer su trabajo y así poder explicar las atrocidades que se cometen diariamente en Siria para que las innumerables víctimas no queden en el olvido", reza el comunicado.
Por otra parte, y según el recuento de la PEC, doce periodistas han muerto de manera violenta en el mundo en el mes de julio, lo que eleva el número de reporteros a 84 en lo que va de año, un récord en la última década.
Los países con más víctimas son los siguientes: Francia (8), Irak (8), Libia (8), Sudán del Sur (6), Yemen (6), México (6), Honduras (5), India (4), Ucrania (4), Siria (4), Brasil (4), Guatemala (3), Filipinas (3), Somalia (3), Colombia (2), y Pakistán (2).
Asimismo, se ha contabilizado un periodista asesinado en los siguiente países: Afganistán, Indonesia, Kenia, Paraguay, Polonia, República Democrática del Congo, República Dominicana, y los Territorios Palestinos Ocupados.
According to news reports compiled by the PEC:
The journalists, Antonio Pampliega, José Manuel López and Ángel Sastre, disappeared while working in the city of Aleppo, the president of the Federation of Press Associations of Spain has told Spanish National Television.
Mr. Pampliega, a freelancer, had worked for Agence France-Presse and others in Syria. Mr. López is a photographer. Mr. Sastre has worked in television, radio and print journalism. All had experience in Syria and other war zones.
Several Syrians familiar with the incident have said that the journalists were seized more than a week ago by unknown gunmen who stopped their minivan. The men were said to be dressed in the Afghan- and Pakistani-style clothing that has become common among hard-line jihadist groups.
The disappearance comes as concerns grow about a fourth journalist, Jumpei Yasuda of Japan, who has been out of touch for nearly a month. He had been reporting in northern Syria and likewise has been reported by Syrian witnesses to have been kidnapped.
The Islamic State, the terrorist group also known as ISIL, has kidnapped numerous journalists, releasing some for ransom and beheading others, like James Foley and Steven J. Sotloff.
A mix of insurgent groups
But while the group holds territory outside Aleppo, it has little presence inside the city, where the Spanish journalists had been working. There, a mix of other insurgent groups hold sway. Among them are the Nusra Front, the affiliate of Al Qaeda in Syria that has also kidnapped journalists, and a cluster of other groups that follow similar hard-line ideologies.
There is also a flourishing industry of kidnapping for money, including by people willing to “sell” hostages to extremist groups.
The Spanish journalists were traveling with a Syrian fixer last week from the Sayf al-Dawlieh district to the Maadi district in a white minibus, according to several Syrians and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group with extensive contacts. But details past that point differed to some degree.
Ahrar al-Sham had offered to protect the journalists, according to several people with knowledge of their plans.
A Syrian journalist who was traveling in Aleppo at the same time said the group’s fixer had coordinated with Ahrar al-Sham. Another Syrian familiar with the incident said that the fixer had refused an offer from an Ahrar al-Sham commander to provide escorts. He said that two other civilians in the minibus had later been released on the side of the road by the fighters, who said they would release the journalists after they completed a “security investigation.”
An antigovernment activist in Aleppo who has contacts in many insurgent groups said that the Spaniards and the Japanese journalist were all in Aleppo, detained by a group called Liwa Mujahireen w’al Ansar, or the Immigrants and Supporters brigade, a group that has many foreign fighters.
But another Syrian activist said that Mr. Yasuda, the Japanese journalist, had been seized by the Nusra Front in Idlib Province, and that he was later seen in the Nusra-controlled Christian village Yaqoubiyyeh.
Both activists asked not to be named for their safety.
Abu Omar al-Shimali, an antigovernment activist reached in Aleppo Province, said he was trying to check on the missing Spaniards.
“The foreigners are not aware of the risk of being in Syria,” he lamented. “Why do they keep sending foreign reporters? Every foreign reporter entering Syria is being kidnapped.”
A statement issued by the families of the journalists said the three disappeared on July 13. The families said they did not have more information on their location or status. Sastre, a TV correspondent, Pampliega, a reporter, and López, a photojournalist, had entered Syria a few days before they went missing, according to reports.
Two killed in Mosul by ISIS
In separate incidents, photojournalist Jala al-Abadi was killed in Mosul, capital of Nineveh province in northern Iraq, on July 15 by the Islamic State (IS). The father of two worked as a cameraman for Al Mosuliya TV before joining Nineveh Media Network as a photojournalist.
Jala al-Abadi was abducted from his home on June 4 and shot dead on July 15 by IS on charges of spying on IS forces activities inside Mosul, IJS reports.
This is the 3rd killing of journalists in Iraq this year following the killing of Iraqi photographer Adnan Abdul Razzaq, allegedly murdered by the Islamic State (IS) in Mosul, and reporter Ali Ansari, fatally hit while covering the fight between the Iraqi army and the IS in Mykdadyah, north of Baghdad.
The militant group Islamic State may be trying to push Syria back into the dark ages, but it is fighting a very modern war. From slick propaganda videos to online surveillance and wide restrictions on Internet use, the Islamic State is trying to control media output and stamp down on dissent.
Two media activists killed in Raqqa
According to a CPJ report, a video emerged at the beginning of July from the stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) in Raqqa, northeast Syria, showing two men confessing to working for Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), one of the few remaining independent news sources in the province. What happens next is brutal; the men are strung up on trees and shot, stressed the CPJ reporting from Beirut.
In what appears to be a forced confession, the victims identify themselves as Faisal Hussain al-Habib and Bashir Abduladhim al-Saado. Al-Habib tells the interrogators that a founding member of RBSS gave him cameras concealed in watches and glasses to take images of Islamic State bases, as well as daily life in parts of Syria under the militants' rule. Al-Habib claims that Hamoud al-Mousa, a founder of RBSS, paid $400 a month for photos, which would be encrypted and passed over the border to a RBSS member in Turkey, who shared them on social media.
Since it was established in April 2014, RBSS has been a thorn in the side of the Islamic State. The outlet's first-hand stories and images have provided one of the only alternative narratives to the militant group's vision of its "state," shining a light on to the public lashings, beheadings, and draconian social rules. Without its coverage, these crimes would go unreported in a country that, CPJ research shows, has become one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist.
RBSS has broken a number of stories, helping establish its credibility among Syria watchers globally. These include revealing a failed U.S. mission in 2014 to rescue international aid workers and journalists, including James Foley and Steven Sotloff. The group also documented the death of civilians by coalition airstrikes and bombing raids carried out by the regime.
In an indication of the value Islamic State puts on RBSS hostages, great effort has clearly been taken to produce last week's video. It overlays the victims' interrogation with reconstructions of their apparent crimes. These techniques have previously been used for high-profile hostages, such as the videos showing the murders of Foley, Sotloff, and Japanese reporter Kenji Goto, who were all beheaded by the militants, and Moaz al-Kasasbeh, the Jordanian fighter pilot who was burned alive.
Although the video of the murders fits within an established Islamic State narrative (the now infamous orange jumpsuits a particularly haunting image), many aspects of the victims' story are unknown. The footage, which has since been removed from YouTube, has not yet been independently verified by international observers and RBSS denied that al-Saado and al-Habib worked for the group. Speaking to CPJ from outside Syria, Abu Mohammed, one of the founders of RBSS, said: "We never worked with them... None of us recognize their faces."
"ISIS has been putting a lot of pressure on us to stop [reporting]... especially with the kidnap of Mousa's father," who had been missing for two and a half months, Abu Mohammed said. "The threats come in different forms but they happen most days." He told CPJ that members outside of Syria, including himself, often receive phone calls and emails warning that if they don't stop publishing, they will be killed. Their Twitter and personal email accounts have been hacked. But the journalists inside Raqqa face the greatest risk. "Cameras have been placed to monitor anyone suspected of working for us. If a suspect is caught in the street, they will be killed in front of everyone," Abu Mohammed said, referring to threats the group has received.
It is not just the threat of violence that media activists must contend with. More subtle means have also been used to discredit them. "Recently, imams in mosques [in Raqqa] have started using Friday prayers to spread false information about us, saying we are infidels or Western agents," said Khaled, who works for another media activist group called Eye on the Homeland. Khaled, who asked that we not use his full name to protect his identity, said his group, which has a few activists in Raqqa but is not established like RBSS, will not stop reporting because of the allegations but "they do make it harder for people to trust us."
02.07.2015. PEC report: 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed in 6 months // Rapport de la PEC : hausse de 7% du nombre de journalistes tués en six mois // Informe del PEC: aumenta un 7% en el número de periodistas asesinados en seis meses // تقرير حملة الشارة: 7 بالمائة زيادة
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PEC report: 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed in 6 months
Geneva, 2 July (PEC) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has registered a 7 percent increase in the number of journalists killed from January to June in 24 countries, the number has gone up to 71 journalists killed. This increase is related to the intense fighting in Middle East.
At least 24 journalists were killed in targeted terrorist acts (mostly in France, Libya and Iraq) and around 17 accidentally covering fighting (in Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine). Near 30 journalists were murdered in criminal acts outside war zones (especially in Latin America, Philippines and India).
The Middle East and North Africa are the deadliest regions for media work with 23 journalists killed. Four countries in this region are the deadliest: Libya 8, Yemen 6, Iraq 6 and Syria 2 with one in Gaza. The developments for media in Libya and Yemen are new this year as compared to last year, while less and less journalists are taking risk to cover Syria, extremely dangerous, and which became a prohibited area.
Latin America follows the Middle East with 17 journalists killed in seven countries. Three countries of Central America are most affected by the violence against the media: Mexico witnessed the killing of 4 journalists, Honduras 3 and Guatemala 3. Criminal acts targeted journalists in Brazil (3 killed), Colombia 2, Paraguay 1. In the Dominican Republic another journalist was killed.
Europe comes in third place with 13 killed. Never before has Europe lost so many journalists since the war in ex-Yugoslavia during the 90s. 8 journalists killed during the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and another 4 in Ukraine explain this deterioration, with one journalist killed in an isolated crime in Poland.
Africa is in fourth place with 9 journalists killed mainly due to the war in South Sudan where 6 journalists were killed, 5 of them ambushed to death together, an unprecedented development. One was killed in Somalia, one in Kenya and one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Asia follows with nine killed due to the continued violence in the Philippines 3, India 2, Pakistan 2, Afghanistan 1 with an isolated case in Indonesia.
Countries with the highest casualties are as follows: France 8, Libya 8, Iraq 6, South Sudan 6, Yemen 6, Mexico 4, Ukraine 4, Brazil 3, Honduras 3, Guatemala 3, the Philippines 3, Colombia 2, India 2, Pakistan 2, Syria 2. One journalist was killed in each of the following countries: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Gaza, Indonesia, Kenya, Paraguay, Poland, and Somalia.
Rapport de la PEC : hausse de 7% du nombre de journalistes tués en six mois
Genève, 2 juillet (PEC) De janvier à juin, 71 journalistes ont été tués dans 24 pays, en hausse de 7% par rapport à la même période de l’an dernier, a affirmé jeudi la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC). Cette augmentation est liée à l’intensification des conflits au Moyen-Orient.
Au moins 24 journalistes ont été tués dans des attentats terroristes ciblés (surtout en France, Libye et Irak) et environ 17 accidentellement en couvrant des combats (Yémen, Libye, Irak, Syrie, Soudan du Sud et Ukraine). Près de 30 journalistes ont été assassinés dans des actes criminels en dehors des zones de guerre (surtout en Amérique latine, aux Philippines et en Inde).
Avec 23 journalistes tués, la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord est la plus dangereuse. Dans cette zone, quatre pays cumulent les victimes : la Libye (8), le Yémen (6), l’Irak (6) et la Syrie (2) avec un tué à Gaza. Le grand nombre de victimes en Libye et au Yémen est nouveau par rapport à l’an dernier, alors que moins de journalistes ont pris des risques en Syrie, pays devenu beaucoup trop dangereux et transformé en «zone interdite».
Le tribut payé par les journalistes pour faire leur métier reste élevé en Amérique latine, en seconde position avec 17 tués dans sept pays. Trois pays d’Amérique centrale, le Mexique (4 tués), le Honduras (3) et le Guatemala (3) sont les plus touchés par la violence visant les médias. Les journalistes ont été aussi exposés à des actes criminels au Brésil (3), en Colombie (2), au Paraguay (1) et en République dominicaine (1).
L’Europe arrive en 3e position avec 13 tués. Jamais autant de journalistes ont été tués en Europe que cette année depuis la guerre dans l’ex-Yougoslavie dans les années 90. Les huit tués dans un acte terroriste au siège de Charlie Hebdo à Paris en janvier, mais aussi quatre journalistes morts en Ukraine expliquent cette détérioration ainsi qu’un crime isolé commis en Pologne.
L’Afrique subsaharienne vient au 4e rang, avec neuf tués. La guerre au Soudan du Sud a été à l’origine de la mort de six journalistes, dont cinq ont péri dans la même embuscade, un fait sans précédent dans le nouvel Etat. S’y ajoutent un tué en Somalie, un au Kenya et un en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).
Enfin, l’Asie avec neuf tués également est marquée par des problèmes de violence récurrents aux Philippines (3), en Inde (2), au Pakistan (2), en Afghanistan (1) avec un cas isolé en Indonésie (1).
Dans l’ordre décroissant, la liste des pays avec le plus grand nombre de victimes depuis le début de l’année est la suivante : France (8 tués), Libye (8), Irak (6), Soudan du Sud (6), Yémen (6), Mexique (4), Ukraine (4), Brésil (3), Honduras (3), Guatemala (3), Philippines (3), Colombie (2), Inde (2), Pakistan (2), Syrie (2). Un tué a été recensé par la PEC dans chacun de ces pays : Afghanistan, Gaza, Indonésie, Kenya, Paraguay, Pologne, République démocratique du Congo, République dominicaine, Somalie.
Informe del PEC: aumenta un 7% en el número de periodistas asesinados en seis meses
Ginebra, 02 de julio (PEC).- Desde enero hasta junio de 2015, 71 periodistas han sido asesinados en 24 países, lo que representa un aumento del 7% en comparación con el mismo período del año pasado, dijo este jueves la organización Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC, por sus siglas en inglés). Este aumento está relacionado con la intensificación de los conflictos en el Medio Oriente.
Al menos 24 periodistas fueron asesinados en atentados terroristas bien precisos (sobre todo en Francia, Libia e Irak) y alrededor de 17 profesionales murieron, accidentalmente, en medio de combates (Yemen, Libia, Irak, Siria, Sudán del Sur y Ucrania). Cerca de 30 periodistas fueron asesinados en actos criminales fuera de las zonas de guerra (sobre todo en América Latina, en las Filipinas y en la India).
Con 23 periodistas asesinados, la región del Medio Oriente y África del Norte es la más peligrosa. En esta área, cuatro países acumulan un gran numéro de víctimas : Libia (8), Yemen (6), Iraq (6) y Siria (2). La gran cantidad de muertos en Libia y en Yemen es nueva en comparación con el año pasado, mientras que un menor número de periodistas asumieron riesgos en Siria, país que se volvió demasiado peligrosoa y ahora es considerado como una « zona prohibida ».
El precio pagado por los periodistas por hacer su trabajo sigue siendo alto en América Latina, región que viene en segundo lugar con 17 muertos en siete países. Tres países de América Central, México (4), Honduras (3) y Guatemala (3) son los más afectados por la violencia contra los medios de comunicación. Los periodistas también fueron expuestos a la delincuencia en Brasil (con 3 asesinatos), Colombia (2), Paraguay (1) y República Dominicana (1).
Europa llega en tercera posición. Nunca había habido tantos periodistas muertos como este año, en Europa, desde la guerra en la ex Yugoslavia en los años noventas. Los ocho muertos en el atentado terrorista en la redacción de Charlie Hebdo en París en enero, así como también los cuatro periodistas asesinados en Ucrania explican este deterioro. A esto se añade un crimen aislado cometido en Polonia.
África subsahariana viene en cuarto lugar, con nueve muertos. La guerra en Sudán del Sur fue el responsable de la muerte de seis periodistas, cinco de los cuales murieron en la misma emboscada, un hecho sin precedentes en este nuevo Estado. Se suman también un muerto en Somalia, uno en Kenya y otro más en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC).
Por último, Asia, con nueve muertos, también está marcada por problemas de violencia recurrente en Filipinas (3), la India (2), Pakistán (2), Afganistán (1) y un caso aislado en Indonesia, completan la lista de víctimas de este continente.
En orden descendente, la lista de países con mayor número de víctimas desde el inicio del año es la siguiente: Francia (8 muertos), Libia (8), Iraq (6), Sudán del Sur (6) , Yemen (6) México (4), Ucrania (4) Brasil (3), Honduras (3) Guatemala (3), Filipinas (3), Colombia (2), India (2) Pakistán (2) , Siria (2). Un muerto fue identificado por la PEC en cada uno de estos países: Afganistán, Gaza, Indonesia, Kenia, Paraguay, Polonia, República Democrática del Congo, República Dominicana, Somalia.
تقرير حملة الشارة: 7 بالمائة زيادة
فى مقتل الصحفيين من يناير ليونيو
جنيف-القاهرة 2 يوليو (حملة الشارة) – اعلنت حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين فى تقريرها اليوم أنها سجلت زيادة فى نسبة مقتل الصحفيين من يناير إلى يونيو بلغت 7 بالمائة فارتفع عدد القتلى من الصحفيين إلى 71. و ترجع هذه الزيادة إلى القتال العنيف فى الشرق الأوسط. فقد قتل على الأقل على مستوى العالم 24 صحفياً تم استهدافهم فى فرنسا و ليبيا و العراق كما قتل 17 بشكل غير متعمد وسط القتال الدائر فى اليمن و ليبيا و العراق و سوريا و جنوب السودان و أوكرانيا. كما قتل على الأقل 30 صحفياً فى أحداث تتصل بقضايا إجرامية خارج دائرة النزاعات المسلحة و بصفة خاصة فى أمريكا اللاتينية و الفلبين و الهند.
طبقاً للشارة فإن الشرق الأوسط و شمال إفريقيا هما أخطر المناطق للعمل الصحفى حيث قتل فيهما 23 صحفياً، و هناك أربع دول فى هاتين المنطقتين هما الأسوأ: ليبيا بمقتل 8 صحفيين، اليمن 6، سوريا 2 و صحفى واحد فى غزة.
يذكر أن تطورات احداث فى ليبيا و اليمن تطورات جديدة هذا العام بالمقارنة بالعام الماضى فى حين قل الاهتمام بتغطية أحداث سوريا لخطورتها.
و تأتى أمريكا اللاتينية فى المرتبة الثانية من حيث خطورة العمل الصحفى بمقتل 17 صحفياً فى سبع دول. فشهدت المكسيك مقتل 4 و هندوراس 3 و جواتيمالا 3. و نالت عملية اجرامية من صحفيين فى البرازيل: 3، كولومبيا: 2، باراجواى 1 و 1 فى جمهورية الدومينيكان.
و جاءت أوروبا فى المركز الثالث بعدد لم يسجل من قبل إلا فى سنوات الحرب فى يوغوسلافيا سابقاً. فقد قتل 8 صحفيين فى الهجوم على تشارلى إبدو فى باريس و 4 فى أوكرانيا و واحد فى جريمة فى بولندا.
ثم إفريقيا فى المركز الرابع حيث قتل 9 صحفيين 6 منهم بسبب الحرب فى جنوب السودان حيث قتل 5 معاً فى كمين، و هو تطور غير مسبوق، و واحد فى كل من الصومال و كينيا و جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية.
و جاءت آسيا بعد ذلك بمقتل 9 صحفيين بسبب عمليات العنف المستمرة: فقتل فى الفلبين 3، و فى الهند 2 و فى باكستان 2 و فى أفغانستان 1 و حالة منفصلة فى إندونيسيا.
الدول التى تتمتع بأعلى معدلات قتل الصحفيين هى: فرنسا 8، ليبيا 8، العراق 6، جنوب السودان 6، اليمن 6، المكسيك 4، أوكرانيا 4، البرازيل 3، هندوراس 3، جواتيمالا 3، الفلبين 3، كولومبيا 2، الهند 2، باكستان 2، سوريا 2 و صحفى واحد فى كل من أفغانستان و جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية، و جمهورية الدومينكان، و غزة، و إندونيسيا، و كينيا، و باراجواى، و بولنده و الصومال.
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Украина заняла 7 место в мире по количеству убитых за полгода журналистов
14.07.2015 14:18
Организация The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) зарегистрировала увеличение числа убитых журналистов в мире на 7 %. По данным PEC, с января по июнь в 24 странах был убит 71 журналист. При этом, Украина в списке занимает 7 место по количеству погибших сотрудников СМИ
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Как говорится в докладе PEC, увеличение количества погибших связано с ужесточением боев на Ближнем Востоке.
«По крайней мере, 24 журналиста были убиты в террористических актах (в основном, во Франции, Ливии и Ираке) и около 17 при освещении боев (в Йемене, Ливии, Ираке, Сирии, Южном Судане и Украине). Около 30 журналистов были убиты вследствие уголовных преступлений за пределами военных зон (особенно в Латинской Америке, на Филиппинах и в Индии)», — говорится в докладе PEC
По данным организации, самыми опасными регионами для работы СМИ являются Ближний Восток и Северная Африка– там погибли 23 журналиста. Самыми опасными в этом регионе являются Ливия (8 погибших), Йемен (6), Ирак (6), Сирия (2) и сектор Газа (1). По сравнению с прошлым годом в этом году в СМИ появляются новости о происходящем в Ливии и Йемене, в то время как все меньше журналистов рискуют освещать события в Сирии, которая стала закрытой для них зоной, отмечается в докладе.
Латинская Америка следует за Ближним Востоком (17 погибших журналистов в семи странах). Три страны Центральной Америки наиболее пострадали от насилия в отношении СМИ: Мехико (4), Гондурас (3) и Гватемала (3). Убито 3 журналиста в Бразилии, два — в Колумбии и один – в Парагвае. Еще один журналист был убит в Доминиканской Республике.
Европа занимает третье место по числу погибших журналистов (13 жизней).
«Никогда прежде Европа не теряла так много журналистов после войны в бывшей Югославии в 90-х. 8 журналистов убито во время нападения на Charlie Hebdo в Париже. Кроме того, и еще 4 случая в Украине являются причиной ухудшения статистики. Также один журналист убит в Польше»,- говорится в докладе.
Африка находится на четвертом месте (9 убитых журналистов), главным образом, из-за войны в Южном Судане (6 журналистов). Один убит в Сомали, один в Кении и один в Демократической Республике Конго.
В Азии — девять убитых в связи с продолжающимся насилием на Филиппинах (3), Индии(2), Пакистане (2), Афганистане (1) и Индонезии (1 преступление).
Статистика по странам выглядит следующим образом: Франция — 8, Ливия — 8, Ирак — 6, Южный Судан — 6, Йемен — 6, Мексика — 4, Украина — 4, Бразилия — 3, Гондурас — 3, Гватемала — 3, Филиппины — 3, Колумбия – 2, Индия — 2, Пакистан — 2, Сирия – 2, Афганистан — 1, Демократическая Республика Конго — 1, Доминиканская Республика — 1, сектор Газа — 1, Индонезия — 1, Кения — 1, Парагвай — 1, Польша — 1, Сомали — 1.
Полный список жертв можно посмотреть на сайте www.pressemblem.ch.
Источник: http://investigator.org.ua/news/159042/
***29.06.2015. Statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) at the HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 29th session - on the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Gaza: The PEC urges both sides to carry out swift, credible and independent investigations (Arabic below)
General Assembly- Human Rights Council - 29th session
Item 7 – Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) commends the Independent Commission of Inquiry for its report.
During the summer of 2014, Tyler Hicks, a photojournalist for The New York Times, was sitting in his hotel room in Gaza when he heard an explosion. He looked out the window and saw the boys. He grabbed his helmet, flak jacket, and cameras, and ran toward the beach. Not knowing whether the Israeli gunner would strike again, he strode into the sand and captured the scene: four young boys, cousins, had been killed by Israeli shelling. Other journalists followed and were eyewitnesses to the killing of the four children.
On June 12, an Israeli military tribunal has closed the case involving the killing. The Military Advocate General found that the attack in question was in line with Israeli domestic law and international law requirements. The Military Advocate General ordered that the investigation file be closed without any further legal proceedings – criminal or disciplinary – to be taken against those involved in the incident.
The PEC expresses its deep disappointment. Independent journalists were direct witnesses. In all conflicts, there are collateral damages. It is inevitable. But there is no excuse. The responsible for violating IHL and human rights must be prosecuted in any conflict, in any country.
Israel’s offensive in Gaza last summer was longer and deadlier than any previous single operation, according to the report of the Commission of Inquiry. Media workers paid a heavy toll in the conflict. Gaza was last year the second deadliest spot after Syria for journalists. More than a dozen journalists were killed.
The PEC urges both sides to carry out swift, credible and independent investigations.
Thank you for your attention
29 June 2015
حملة الشارة تعرب عن خيبة املها العميق لإغلاق التحقيق فى مقتل 4 صبية فلسطينيين
جنيف-القاهرة 29 يونيو (حملة الشارة) – اعلنت حملة الشارة الدولية عن خيبة أملها من أن محكمة عسكرية إسرائيلية أغلقت النظر فى مقتل 4 صبية من عائلة فلسطينية واحدة قتلوا فى صيف 2014 على شاطئ غزة. و عزت المحكمة إلى أن الهجوم الذى وقع يتمشى مع القانون المحلى الإسرائيلى و متطلبات القانون الدولى.
و أضافت حملة الشارة الدولية، أمام مجلس حقوق الإنسان فى جنيف، أن صحفيين مستقلين سجلوا هذه الجريمة، و أنه لا يوجد أى مبرر لهذه الجريمة ففى كل النزاعات هناك خسائر تحدث و لكن انتهاك القانون الإنسانى الدولى يجب ألا يفلت من العقاب فى أي دولة.
و قالت حملة الشارة تعقيبا على مناقشة تقرير لجنة تقصى الحقائق حول الحرب فى غزة أن الصحفيين دفعوا ثمناً كبيراً فى هذا النزاع، إذ كانت غزة فى العام الماضى أكثر المناطق خطورة للعمل الصحفى بعد سوريا حيث قتل أكثر من عشرة صحفيين.
***24.06.2015. Statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) at the HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 29th session: The PEC is very concerned that the space for free journalism is decreasing because of tensions in the whole region. PEC urges the members of the Human Rights Council to intervene by pressing for all parties to the conflict in Yemen to refrain from any attack on media organizations and to preserve independent reporting on the current crisis not only in the country but also outside, especially in neighboring countries (Arabic below)
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
29th session
Item 4 – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
General Debate
Mr President,
Some days ago, the representatives of all parties in Yemen were in Geneva for peace talks. No agreement has been reached so far. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is very worried by the conditions of work of journalists in the war-torn country.
The PEC is concerned that the space for free journalism is decreasing because of tensions in the whole region. Last week in Geneva we were witnesses of unacceptable pressures to silence speakers at a press conference.
We remind the members of the Human Rights Council of Resolution (A/HRC/27/L7) on safety of journalists adopted last September which urges States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference, and to prevent attacks against media workers.
Eight journalists and media staff have been killed in Yemen since the start of 2015 by both sides. In addition, at least 12 journalists are currently being held hostage and their lives are feared to be in danger, according to our sources.
Mohammed Rajah Shamsan, a reporter for Yemen Today TV and three of his colleagues, were killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition in April. Two other reporters, Abdullah Kabil of Yemen Shabab TV and Yousef Alaizry of Shuhail TV, abducted by the Houthi group on 20 May, were killed during a bombardment.
These attacks and threats have dire consequences for the security of journalists. In accordance with Resolution (A/HRC/27/L7), we urge the members of the Human Rights Council to intervene by pressing for all parties to the conflict in Yemen to refrain from any attack on media organizations and to preserve independent reporting on the current crisis not only in the country but also outside, especially in neighboring countries.
Thank you for your attention,
24 June 2015
حملة الشارة تعرب عن قلقها البالغ لظروف العمل الصحفى في اليمن
جنيف – القاهرة 25 يناير (حملة الشارة) – أعلنت حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين عن بالغ قلقها لظروف العمل الصحفى في اليمن و خارجها حين تم اسكات أصوات في مؤتمر صحفى في جنيف، و هو تطور غير مقبول.
و أضافت حملة الشارة، في مداخلتها أمام الدورة الحالية لمجلس حقوق الإنسان في جنيف، أن ثمانية صحفيين قد قتلوا من الجانبين منذ بداية العام الحالى و أنه تم أخذ 12 رهينة و يبدو أن حياتهم في خطر.
و أدت العمليات القتالية من الجانبين في اليمن إلى مقتل الصحفيين مما له تبعات خطيرة على سلامة الصحفيين و في هذا الاطار تناشد الحملة الدولية بموجب قرار مجلس حقوق الإنسان حول سلامة الصحفيين الدول الأعضاء بالتدخل و مطالبة طرفى النزاع بالتوقف عن تعريض الصحفيين للخطر أو المؤسسات الصحفية داخل البلاد و خارجها في الدول المجاورة.
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***23.06.2015. SYRIA. Statement delivered by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) at the HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 29th session: Fewer journalists are covering the war - The COI reports are more necessary than ever to prevent the victims are forgotten. PEC hopes that impunity will not prevail and that a tribunal will in the near future judge all those responsible for crimes and atrocities committed
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
29th session
Item 4 – Human Rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) commends the Independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for its oral update.
Syria has been the most deadly country for journalists for three consecutive years. Many have been abducted and are still missing.
We pay tribute to the American journalist Austin Tice, apparently detained since more than 1040 days, and calls for his immediate release while our thoughts remain with him in his plight and suffering. Despite numerous appeals for his release, Mazen Darwish is still arbitrarily detained by the Syrian authorities.
The conflict has entered a new phase. Fewer journalists are covering the war, because it is too dangerous. The war in Syria has disappeared from the front pages of the newspapers. Public opinion sees no more footage on their screens. There are less victims this year among journalists in Syria. Regrettably, this is not a good sign.
A large part of the country is under the control of the group ISIL (Islamic State in the Levant) and is inaccessible to the media and the humanitarian workers.
In Geneva, the UN Special Envoy met with numerous representatives of the Syrian society and other concerned countries. The big powers are still hoping that a military solution is possible. The rivalry between regional powers has extended to other parts of the Middle East.
We thank the Commission of inquiry for its invaluable work. Your reports are more necessary than ever to prevent the victims are forgotten. We hope that impunity will not prevail and that a tribunal will in the near future judge all those responsible for crimes and atrocities committed.
I thank you for your attention.
23 June 2015
***17.06.2015. Human Rights Council: the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes the first report of the new UN Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye, calls for an independent expert on freedom of the press
Geneva, June 17 (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) congratulates David Kaye the new UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The PEC will be more than happy to cooperate with him during his mandate.
The Special Rapporteur presented on June 17 to the Human Rights Council his first report on the use of encryption and anonymity in the digital age (A/HRC/29/32). The report urges countries to ensure that people are free to protect the privacy of digital communications by using strong encryption and anonymity tools.
The situation of the freedom of expression is very critical in many countries. The new means of communication have given every individual new opportunities to express himself. At the same time those new means of communication have given to governments and others abilities for intrusive surveillance. Some countries use these opportunities to control the activities of the civil society and to turn free information into a war propaganda.
The Human Rights Council adopted last year by consensus a new resolution of the safety of journalists (A/HRC/27/L7). This is a welcome step. But there is a need to improve the reporting mechanisms in order to implement the best practices recommended in the resolution adopted last year, including on the Internet for online media.
The PEC calls upon the Special Rapporteur to pay special attention to the situations of conflict in which journalists are attacked by both sides, and where the media is not free to report.
Since January this year until the end of May, at least 65 journalists have been killed, an increase of 22% compared to last year.
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur is very broad. It is a huge task to monitor freedom of expression for 7 billion people in 192 countries around the world.
The PEC calls for the UN to create a new mechanism to report specifically on these situations of conflict and best practices to address in particular the challenge of impunity, either by appointing an independent expert on freedom of the press, or a special unit at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
***13.06.2015. Azerbaijan: PEC welcomes the release of opposition journalist Emin Huseynov who had been sheltering for 10 months at the Swiss Embassy in Baku, greets his arrival in Switzerland, deplores that seven other journalists remain behind the bars
Geneva, 13 June (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes the decision of the Azerbaijani government to permit Emin Huseynov’s safe departure from Azerbaijan today, timed with the launch of the inaugural European Games in Baku and on the eve of the 29th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Huseynov, who took refuge in the Swiss Embassy in Baku last August fearing arrest, has been a courageous proponent of media freedom as the Director of the Azerbaijani Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety.
Switzerland has flown out of Azerbaijan the opposition journalist who had been sheltering for 10 months at its embassy in Baku, a day after the inaugural European Games opened in the tightly-controlled country.
Emin Huseynov flew out of Azerbaijan on the plane of Switzerland's Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter, who attended the Euro Games ceremony in Baku late on Friday, the swiss federal department of foreign affairs said.
His departure came after months of negotiations with the Azerbaijani authorities, department spokesman Jean-Marc Crevoisier told the ATS news agency. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) congratulates the swiss diplomats for their successful efforts.
The 35-year-old journalist and rights activist arrived in Bern and has until September to decide whether he wants to apply for asylum in Switzerland, Crevoisier was quoted as saying.
A fierce critic of authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev's human rights record, Huseynov has been sheltering at the Swiss embassy in Baku since August 18, 2014 when he evaded Azerbaijani police to enter the building fearing for his life.
At the time, the activist had been sought by prosecutors on charges of "illegal entrepreneurship and tax evasion."
Switzerland allowed him to remain at its embassy for "humanitarian reasons.”
According to Crevoisier, Huseynov was allowed to leave the country following "numerous conversations" between the Swiss foreign minister and Azeri officials.
Hüseynov’s presence in the Swiss embassy was revealed in a report by the Swiss public television in February.
Human rights groups accuse Aliyev's government of consistently using spurious charges to jail regime critics and of stepping up a campaign to stifle opposition since his election for a third term in 2013.
PEC deplores that seven journalists remain behind the bars on the basis of fabricated charges such as hooliganism, possession of drug and weapons and tax evasion: Nijat Aliyev (arrested May 20, 2012), Araz Guliyev (arrested September 8, 2012), Parviz Hashimli (arrested September 17, 2013), Seymur Hazi (arrested August 29, 2014), Khadija Ismayilova (arrested December 5, 2014), Hilal Mamedov (arrested June 21 2012) and Rauf Mirkadyrov (arrested April 19, 2014). PEC calls for their immediate release.
***04.06.2015. PEC AWARD 2015. PEC press release - The PEC award 2015 honors the fallen journalists in Ukraine
The PEC AWARD 2015 sponsored by the City of Geneva honors the fallen journalists in Ukraine and the plight of freedom of the press there. The PEC board decided to award the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Ms Dunja Mijatović (right) for her first class mediation role in the Ukrainian crisis and her exceptional personal commitment for the promotion of freedom of information in the whole region, explained PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen (left).
The PEC board selected also the non-governmental organization Information Press Center in Kiev, a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), for the dedication and courage of its members which actively defended the freedom of the media in difficult circumstances especially in Crimea.
Her Executive Director Liudmyla Zlobina (second from right) received the Award sponsored by the city of Geneva represented by her mayor Esther Alder (right) (photos pec)
(French, Ukrainian and Russian versions after English) - see our special page PEC AWARD for more info, speeches
Geneva, 4 June (PEC) The PEC AWARD 2015 sponsored by the City of Geneva honors this year the fallen journalists in Ukraine and the plight of freedom of the press there. The annual award goes to Ms Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Ms Liudmyla Zlobina, director of the Information Press Center in Kiev and of the Crimean Center for Investigative Reporting, announced the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) Thursday.
The PEC board decided to award Ms Dunja Mijatović for her first class mediation role in the Ukrainian crisis and her exceptional personal commitment for the promotion of freedom of information in the whole region, explained PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen.
The PEC board selected also the non-governmental organization Information Press Center in Kiev, a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), for the dedication and courage of its members which actively defended the freedom of the media in extremely difficult circumstances especially in Crimea.
Since the start of the crisis in Ukraine in January 2014, 13 journalists have been killed in this country, on both sides. Four of them were Russian journalists last year.
An Ukrainian pilot Nadya Savchenko is detained in Russia, charged with involvement in a mortar attack in which last year two Russian journalists were killed near Luhansk. The PEC calls today for a humanitarian gesture.
PEC calls for independent, thorough and quick enquiries on all murders of journalists in order to prosecute those responsible.
“The crisis in Ukraine is very serious and we need factual, balanced and impartial information to understand the situation. The City of Geneva is pleased to support the PEC Award 2015, which rewards the work of two courageous women committed to the defense of the freedom of the press and the freedom of expression in the region”, said the mayor of Geneva Esther Alder.
False information must be countered
“The media freedom situation in Ukraine is very complex. The main media freedom issue in this conflict is journalists’ safety; journalists are being threatened, intimidated and attacked just for doing their job" said Ms Dunja Mijatović receiving the PEC prize at the Swiss Press Club in Geneva.
“False and misleading information must be countered and fought with truthful and factual information, that must the basis encountering and addressing propaganda”, she added.
“I applaud the Press Emblem Campaign and the city of Geneva for organizing this important and timely event and for putting focus on journalists’ safety in these challenging times”, stressed Ms Mijatović.
Forced to leave their home
“Let me first thank the Press Emblem Campaign and the Сity of Geneva for the recognition of our work. It is extremely important to know that Switzerland supports Ukrainian journalists”, said Liudmyla Zlobina, Center’s Executive Director.
“Unfortunately, the need for such support objectively exists. Many Ukrainian journalists from the Crimea and Donbas were forced to leave their homes for other parts of the country to save their lives or freedom. In spite of all the threats, other journalists continue to work heroically in these regions, including journalists from our organization”, she added.
New horizons of cooperation
“Today is an important day that marks the good effort of the PEC to mobilize world opinion towards concrete legal steps to protect journalists in conflict zones and dangerous situations. What marks the importance of the day is that the Ville de Genève is sponsoring the PEC award ceremony”, said PEC President Hedayat Abdel Nabi in a video message from Cairo.
“The award opening this year to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media marks the importance of new horizons of cooperation. Congratulations to the Kiev Center, congratulations to the Representative”, she added.
According to the PEC figures, the situation on the ground is not improving: 65 journalists have been killed around the world since January this year in 5 months. This is a sharp increase of 22% compared to the same period last year.
The PEC Prize is given annually in Geneva by the PEC committee to reward a person or an organization who worked for the protection of journalists and the freedom of the press during the past year.
The Award was given in 2014 to the Swiss Foundation Hirondelle for its role in Central African Republic; in 2013 to Media Cartoonist from Honduras, Allan McDonald and Ileana Alamilla, Director of the Centre for Information on Guatemala, Cerigua, the Austrian and Swiss Ambassadors to the UN in Geneva; in 2012 to the representative of the Syrian Democrats Dr Tawfik Chamaa and in absentia the director of the Syrian Center for media and freedom of expression (SCM) Mazen Darwish; in 2011 to the President of the Tunisian syndicate of journalists Neji Bghouri, to Ahmed Abdelaziz, representing the bloggers of the revolution of Egypt and to Khaled Saleh, on behalf of the NGO Libyan Human Rights Solidarity (LHRS); in 2010 to the families of the 32 slain journalists in the 23 November 2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, and earmarked to the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) fund; in 2009 to the Palestinian Center for development and media freedom (MADA) and the first President of the Human Rights Council and Ambassador of Mexico to the UN in Geneva.
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Le prix PEC 2015 honore les journalistes tués en Ukraine
Genève, 4 juin (PEC) Le prix PEC 2015 parrainé par la Ville de Genève honore les journalistes tués en Ukraine et est consacré à la situation de la liberté de la presse dans ce pays. Le prix annuel a été décerné à Madame Dunja Mijatović, la Représentante de l’OSCE pour la liberté des médias, et à Madame Liudmyla Zlobina, directrice de l’Information Press Center à Kiev et du Crimean Center for Investigative Reporting, a annoncé jeudi la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC).
Le comité directeur de la PEC a décidé de récompenser Madame Mijatović pour son rôle de premier plan de médiation dans la crise en Ukraine et son engagement personnel exceptionnel en faveur de la promotion de la liberté de l’information dans l’ensemble de la région, a expliqué le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
Le comité directeur de la PEC a aussi distingué l’organisation non-gouvernementale Information Press Center à Kiev, membre du Réseau international des journalistes d’investigation, pour l’engagement et le courage de ses membres qui ont défendu activement la liberté des médias dans des circonstances très difficiles, en particulier en Crimée.
Depuis le début de la crise en Ukraine en janvier 2014, 13 journalistes ont été tués dans ce pays, et cela dans les deux camps : quatre d’entre eux ont été de nationalité russe l’an dernier.
Une pilote ukrainienne Nadya Savchenko est détenue depuis de longs mois par les autorités russes, accusée d’avoir contribué à la mort de deux journalistes russes l’an dernier près de Lougansk. La PEC lance aujourd’hui un appel à un geste humanitaire.
La PEC demande que tous ces meurtres de journalistes soient l’objet rapidement d’enquêtes indépendantes et impartiales et que leurs auteurs soient poursuivis.
« La crise en Ukraine est très sérieuse, et nous avons besoin d’une information factuelle, équilibrée et impartiale pour la comprendre. La Ville de Genève est heureuse de soutenir le prix PEC 2015, qui récompense le travail de deux femmes courageuses engagées dans la défense de la liberté de la presse et la liberté d’expression », a déclaré la maire de Genève Madame Esther Alder.
La fausse information doit être combattue
« La situation des médias en Ukraine est très complexe. Le problème le plus aigu dans ce conflit est la sécurité des journalistes: les journalistes sont menacés, intimidés et attaqués seulement parce qu’ils font leur travail », a affirmé Mme Dunja Mijatović en recevant le prix au Club suisse de la presse à Genève.
« Des informations fausses et trompeuses doivent être combattues et équilibrées par des informations factuelles et objectives, ce doit être la base pour résister à la propagande », a-t-elle ajouté.
« J’applaudis la Presse Emblème Campagne et la Ville de Genève pour avoir organisé cet événement important et particulièrement opportun et pour attirer l’attention sur la sécurité des journalistes dans ces temps difficiles », a déclaré Mme Mijatović.
Contraints de quitter leur maison
« Permettez-mois d’abord de remercier la Presse Emblème Campagne et la Ville de Genève pour la reconnaissance qu’ils apportent à notre travail. C’est très important de savoir que la Suisse soutient les journalistes ukrainiens », a affirmé Liudmyla Zlobina, directrice exécutive de l’Information Press Center lors de la conférence de presse à Genève.
« Malheureusement, le besoin d’un tel soutien est bien réel. Beaucoup de journalistes ukrainiens de Crimée et du Donbass ont été contraints de quitter leur maison pour d’autres régions du pays afin de sauver leur vie ou leur liberté. Malgré toutes les menaces, d’autres journalistes continuent de travailler de manière héroïque dans ces régions, dont des journalistes de notre organisation », a ajouté Mme Zlobina.
De nouveaux horizons de coopération
« Aujourd’hui est un jour important qui marque une nouvelle étape dans les efforts de la PEC pour mobiliser l’opinion mondiale en vue de mesures juridiques concrètes afin de mieux protéger les journalistes dans les zones de conflit et en mission dangereuse. L’importance de cette journée est encore soulignée par la décision de la Ville de Genève de parrainer la cérémonie annuelle du prix PEC », a déclaré la présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi dans un message vidéo du Caire.
« Le prix de cette année ouvre aussi de nouveaux horizons et est l’occasion de renforcer la coopération avec le bureau de l’OSCE pour la liberté des médias. Félicitations au Centre de Kiev, félicitations à la Représentante de l’OSCE », a conclu Mme Abdel Nabi.
Selon le décompte de la PEC, la situation sur le terrain ne s’améliore pas : 65 journalistes ont été tués depuis le début de l’année dans le monde. C’est une forte augmentation de 22% comparé à la même période de l’an dernier.
Le prix PEC est décerné chaque année à Genève par le comité directeur de la PEC pour récompenser une personne ou une organisation qui a travaillé pour la protection des journalistes et la liberté de la presse au cours de l’année écoulée.
Le prix PEC a été donné en 2014 à la Fondation suisse Hirondelle active en particulier en Centrafrique; en 2013 au dessinateur du Honduras Allan McDonald et à la directrice du Centre pour l’Information au Guatemala Cerigua, Ileana Alamilla ainsi qu’aux ambassadeurs autrichien et suisse à l’ONU à Genève; en 2012 au représentant des Démocrates syriens le Dr Tawfik Chamaa et en son absence au directeur du Centre syrien pour les médias et la liberté d’expression Mazen Darwish; en 2011, au président du syndicat tunisien des journalistes Neji Bghouri, au représentant des bloggeurs de la révolution en Egypte Ahmed Abdelaziz et à Khaled Saleh, représentant de l’ONG libyenne Libyan Human Rights Solidarity (LHRS); en 2010 aux familles des 32 journalistes assassinés le 23 novembre 2009 à Maguindanao aux Philippines et au Fonds du Centre pour la liberté et la responsabilité des médias (CMFR) à Manille; en 2009 au Centre palestinien pour le développement et la liberté des médias (MADA) à Ramallah ainsi qu’au premier président du Conseil des droits de l’homme et ambassadeur du Mexique à l’ONU à Genève.
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Нагорода PEC 2015 присвячена інформаційній війні в Україні
Женева, 4 червня (PEC) - Нагорода організації Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) у 2015 році, спонсором якої є місто Женева, присвячена загиблим журналістам в Україні та ситуації зі свободою слова у цій країні.
Щорічну премію цього разу отримала пані Дуня Міятович (Dunja Mijatović), представник ОБСЄ з питань свободи засобів масової інформації, та пані Людмила Злобіна (Liudmyla Zlobina), директор "Інформаційного прес-центру" у Києві та "Кримського центру журналістських розслідувань". Про це Press Emblem Campaign оголосила у четвер.
Рада PEC вирішила нагородити пані Дуню Міятович за першокласне посередництво ОБСЄ під час української кризи та за її виключну особисту прихильність до просування свободи слова у регіоні у цілому, пояснив генеральний секретар PEC Блез Лемпан (Blaise Lempen).
Рада PEC також обрала неурядову організацію "Інформаційний прес-центр" у Києві, члена Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), за самовідданість та мужність своїх членів, які активно захищали свободу засобів масової інформації у надзвичайно складних умовах, особливо у Криму.
"Криза в Україні дуже серйозна, і ми повинні отримувати реальну, збалансовану та об'єктивну інформацію, щоб зрозуміти ситуацію. Місто Женева раде підтримати премію PEC у 2015 році, якою винагороджується робота двох мужніх жінок на захист свободи преси та свободи вираження думок у регіоні", - сказала мер Женеви Естер Алдер (Esther Alder).
Противага неправдивій інформації
"Ситуації зі свободою ЗМІ в Україні вкрай складна. Головним питанням свободи ЗМІ у цьому конфлікті є безпека журналістів; журналістам погрожують, їх залякують та на них здійснюють напади лише за те, що вони роблять свою роботу", - сказала пані Дуня Міятович під час отримання нагороди PEC у Швейцарському прес-клубі у Женеві.
"Неправдивій та помилковій інформації має бути протиставлена та має боротися з нею правдива та достовірна інформація, це має бути відповіддю на пропаганду", - додала вона.
"Я вітаю кампанію PEC та міста Женева за організацію цього важливого та своєчасного заходу і за увагу до питань безпеки журналістів у ці складні часи", - підкреслила пані Міятович.
Вимушені переселенці
"Дозвольте мені насамперед подякувати PEC та місту Женева за визнання нашої роботи. Дуже важливо знати, що Швейцарія підтримує українських журналістів", - сказала Людмила Злобіна, виконавчий директор Центру
"На жаль, необхідність такої підтримки існує об'єктивно. Багато журналістів з Криму та Донбасу були змушені залишити свої будинки та виїхати у інші регіони країни, щоб врятувати свої життя або свободу. Незважаючи на всі загрози, інші журналісти продовжують героїчно працювати у цих регіонах, у тому числі журналісти нашої організації", - додала вона.
Нові горизонти співпраці
"Сьогодні важливий день, який знаменує собою великі прагнення PEC мобілізувати світову громадську думку на досягнення конкретних правових кроків на захист журналістів у конфліктних зонах та небезпечних ситуаціях. Важливо також, що місто Женева спонсорує церемонію нагородження PEC", - сказала президент PEC Хедйяд Абдель Набі (Hedayat Abdel Nabi).
"Нагорода ОБСЄ у цьому році говорить про важливість нових горизонтів співпраці з ОБСЄ. Вітаю київський Центр, вітаю ОБСЄ", - додала вона.
З початку кризи в Україні у січні 2014 року вже 13 журналістів були вбиті з обох сторін конфлікту. Серед них 4 російських журналісти, які загинули у минулому році.
За даними PEC, ситуація у світі не покращується: 65 журналістів були вбиті у перші 5 місяців цього року. Це різке зростання на 22% у порівнянні з аналогічним періодом минулого року.
Премія PEC вручається щорічно у Женеві комітетом PEC як винагорода людині або організації, які працювали задля захисту журналістів та свободи преси протягом минулого року.
У 2014 році нагороду отримав швейцарський фонд Hirondelle за його роль у Центральноафриканській Республіці; у 2013 році був нагороджений медіа-карикатурист з Гондурасу Алан Макдональд (Allan McDonald) та Ілеана Аламілла (Ileana Alamilla), директор Центру інформації Cerigua у Гватемалі, а також австрійський та швейцарський посли у ООН у Женеві; у 2012 році це були представник сирійських демократів доктор Тауфік Чамаа (Tawfik Chamaa) та заочно директор сирійського центру ЗМІ та свободи вираження думок (CSM) Мазен Дарвиш (Mazen Darwish); у 2011 році - президент Туніського синдикату журналістів Неджі Бхоурі (Neji Bghouri) та Ахмед Абдельазиз (Ahmed Abdelaziz), представник блогерів революції Єгипту, а також Халід Салех (Khaled Saleh) від латвійської неурядової організації із захисту прав людини та солідарності (LHRS); у 2010 році премію отримали родини 32 загиблих журналістів у різанині 23 листопада 2009 року у провінції Магінданао на Філіппінах; у 2009 році - Палестинський центр розвитку та свободи ЗМІ (MADA) та перший голова Ради з прав людини та посла Мексики у ООН у Женеві.
Більше інформації, тексти виступів на нашій спеціальній сторінці про нагороду PEC: www.pressemblem.ch
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Награда РЕС 2015 посвящена информационной войне в Украине
Женева, 4 июня (PEC) — Награда организаци Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) в 2015 году, спонсором которой выступил город Женева, посвящена погибшим в Украине журналистам и ситуации со свободой слова в этой стране.
Ежегодную премию в этот раз получила пани Дуня Миятович (Dunja Mijatović), представитель ОБСЕ по вопросам свободы средств массовой информации, и пани Людмила Злобина (Liudmyla Zlobina), директор «Информационного пресс-центра» в Киеве и «Крымского центра журналистских расследований». Об этом Press Emblem Campaign сообщила в четверг.
Совет РЕС решил наградить г-жу Дуню Миятович за первоклассное посредничество ОБСЕ во время украинского кризиса и за ее исключительную личную приверженность к продвижению свободы слова в регионе в целом, пояснил генеральный секретарь РЕС Блез Лемпан (Blaise Lempen).
Совет РЕС также выбрал неправительственную организацию «Информационный пресс-центр» в Киеве, члена Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), за самоотверженность и мужество своих членов, которые активно защищали свободу средств массовой информации у чрезвычайно сложных условиях, особенно в Крыму.
«Кризис в Украине очень серьезный, и мы должны получать реальную, сбалансированную и объективную информацию, чтобы понимать ситуацию. Город Женева рад поддержать премию РЕС в 2015 году, которой вознаграждается работа двух мужественных женщин в защиту свободы прессы и свободы выражения мнений в регионе», - сказала мэр Женевы Эстер Алдер (Esther Alder).
Противовес неправдивой информации
«Ситуация со свободой СМИ в Украине очень сложная. Главным вопросом свободы СМИ в этом конфликте является безопасность журналистов; журналистам угрожают, их запугивают и на них нападают только за лишь за то, что они делают свою работу», - сказала пани Дуня Миятович во время получения награды РЕС в Швейцарском пресс-клубе в Женеве.
«Неправдивой и ошибочной информации должна быть противопоставлена и должна с ней бороться правдивая и достоверная информация, это должно быть ответом на пропаганду», - добавила она.
“Я приветствую кампанию РЕС и города Женева за организацию этого важного и своевременного мероприятия и за внимание к вопросам безопасности журналистов в эти сложные времена», - подчеркнула пани Миятович.
Вынужденные переселенцы
«Позвольте мне прежде всего поблагодарить РЕС и город Женева за признание нашей работы. Очень важно знать, что Швейцария поддерживает украинских журналистов», - сказала Людмила Злобина, исполнительный директор Центра.
«К сожалению, необходимость такой поддержки объективно существует. Многие журналисты из Крыма и Донбасса были вынуждены оставить свои дома и выехать в другие регионы страны, чтобы спасти свою жизнь или свободу. Несмотря на все угрозы, другие журналисты продолжают героически работать в этих регионах, в том числе журналисты нашей организации», - добавила она.
Новые горизонты сотрудничества
«Сегодня важный день, который знаменует собой большие стремления РЕС мобилизовывать мировое общественное мнение на достижение конкретных правовых шагов в защиту журналистов в конфликтных зонах и опасных ситуациях. Важно также, что город Женева спонсирует церемонию награждения РЕС», - сказала президент PEC Хедйяд Абдель Наби (Hedayat Abdel Nabi).
«Награда ОБСЕ в этом году говорит о важности новых горизонтов сотрудничества с ОБСЕ. Поздравляют киевский Центр, поздравляю ОБСЕ», - добавила она.
С начала кризиса в Украине в январе 2014 года уже 13 журналистов были убиты с обеих сторон конфликта. Среди них 4 российских журналиста, которые погибли в прошлом году.
По данным РЕС, ситуация в мире не улучшается: 65 журналистов были убиты в первые 5 месяцев этого года. Это резкий рост на 22% в сравнении с аналогичным периодом прошлого года.
Премия РЕС вручается ежегодно в Женеве комитетом РЕС как награда человеку или организации, которые работали для защиты журналистов и свободы прессы в течение прошлого года.
В 2014 году награду получил швейцарский фонд Hirondelle за его роль в Центральноафриканской Республике; в 2013 году был награжден медиа-карикатурист из Гондураса Алан Макдональд (Allan McDonald) и Илеана Аламилла (Ileana Alamilla), директор Центра информации Cerigua в Гватемале, а также австрийский и швейцарский послы в ООН в Женеве; в 2012 году это были представитель сирийских демократов доктор Тауфик Чамаа (Tawfik Chamaa) и, заочно, директор сирийского центра СМИ и свободы выражения мнений (CSM) Мазен Дарвиш (Mazen Darwish); в 2011 году - президент Тунисского синдиката журналистов Неджи Бхоури (Neji Bghouri) и Ахмед Абдельазиз (Ahmed Abdelaziz), представитель блогеров революции Египта, а также Халид Салех (Khaled Saleh) от латвийской неправительственной организации по свободе прав человека и солидарности (LHRS); в 2010 году премию получили семьи 32 погибших журалистов в резне 23 ноября 2009 года в провинции Магинданао на Филиппинах; в 2009 году - Палестинский центр развития и свободи СМИ (MADA) и первый председатель Совета по правам человека и посла Мексиси в ООН в Женеве.
Больше информации, тексты выступлений на нашей специальной странице о награде: www.pressemblem.ch
***28.05.2015. UNITED NATIONS. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists by the UN Security Council (Arabic below).
Geneva/New York, 28 May (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists in situations of conflict by the UN Security Council. The resolution reflects in particular the need to combat impunity for attacks and violence against journalists, to enhance reporting on violence against journalists and to improve international coordination to strengthen the protection of journalists.
PEC president Hedayat Abdel Nabi expressed hope that resolution 2222 will be implemented in letter and spirit and the media workers would see concrete measures in this regard.
Resolution 2222 is the second that the Security Council has adopted on this crucial subject since resolution 1738 in December 2006. The PEC thanks the president of the SC Lithuania for organizing the meeting and congratulates Christophe Deloire from Reporters without borders and Mariane Pearl, the widow of Daniel Pearl, for addressing the SC.
Journalists killed: an increase of 22%
The adoption of this resolution by the highest organ of the United Nations is a historic milestone. The awareness of the extent of the problem is steadily progressing among Member States, but the situation on the ground is not improving, stressed PEC Secretary General Blaise Lempen.
According to the PEC figures, since January, 65 journalists have been killed around the world against 53 for the same period last year. This is a sharp increase of 22% in 5 months.
PEC reminds that the Geneva based NGO supports the adoption of a legally-binding international agreement on the protection of journalists in conflict zones to implement the UN resolutions on the ground and to fight impunity.Among other things, the resolution 2222 condemns the prevailing impunity for attacks against journalists and in this regard urges Member States to take appropriate steps to ensure accountability.
It also calls for the immediate release of journalists who have been kidnapped or taken as hostages, and for Member States to ensure a safe environment for journalists in accordance with international obligations.
Furthermore, it encourages greater coordination between regional and sub-regional organizations in areas such as technical assistance and capacity-building to ensure the safety of journalists and the sharing of expertise and good practices that can enhance implementation of relevant Council resolutions.
The resolution affirms that “the work of a free, independent and impartial media constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society, and thereby can contribute to the protection of civilians”.
It calls on states to fulfill their obligations as regards the protection of journalists during armed conflicts and makes it a requirement for UN peacekeeping operations to provide regular reports on the safety of journalists.
(read the text of the resolution on our page DOCUMENTS)
حملة الشارة الدولية ترحب بصدور قرار مجلس الأمن رقم 2222 بالإجماع لحماية الصحفيين
جنيف نيويورك القاهرة -28 مايو (حملة الشارة) – رحبت اليوم حملة الشارة الطولية لحماية الصحفيين بقرار مجلس الأمن 2222\2015 لحماية الصحفيين في ظروف النزاعات و الذى صدر بإجماع أعضاء مجلس الأمن أمس.
و يشير القرار بصفة خاصة إلى الحاجة إلى مكافحة الافلات من العقاب فيما يتعلق بالاعتداءات و العنف ضد الصحفيين، و تدعيم متابعة هذه الحوادث و تحسين التنسيق الدولى من أجل حماية الصحفيين.
و صرحت رئيسة الحملة الدولية هدايت عبد النبي أنها تأمل فى تطبيق القرار في شكله و مضمونه و روحه حتى يتسنى للعاملين في المجال الاعلام من مشاهدة اجراءات ملموسة في هذا الصدد.
هذا القرار هو الثانى بعد قرار مجلس الأمن رقم 1738 الذى صدر في ديسمبر 2006.
و قال سكرتير عام الحملة بليز ليمبان إن اعتماد هذا القرار من أعلى سلطة فى الأمم المتحدة يمثل تحولاً تاريخياً و لكن الوضع في الميدان لم يتحسن.
و طبقاً لأرقام الحملة فإن 65 صحفياً قد قتلوا منذ بداية العام الحالى فى مقابل 53 فى نفس الفترة فى العام الماضي بزيادة تمثل زيادة حادة و هى 22 بالمائة فى خمسة أشهر.
و تذكر حملة الشارة الدولية أنها صاحبة فكرة معاهدة دولية لحماية الصحفيين حتى يمكن تطبيق قرارات مجلس الأمن فى الميدان و لمكافحة الافلات من العقاب.
و و
و من بين البنود التى يطالب بها القرار الافراج الفورى عن الصحفيين المختطفين و ضمان الدول الأعضاء فى الأمم المتحدة بتوفير مناخ آمن للصحفيين متفقا مع تعهدات الدول الدولية.
و يؤكد القرار على أن العمل الصحفى الحر و المستقل و المحايد يمثل ركناً أساسياً لتحقيق المجتمع الديمقراطى الذى يؤدى إلى حماية المدنيين.
و يطالب القرار الدول الأعضاء طبقا لتعهداتها الدولية بحماية الصحفيين خلال المنازعات المسلحة و تجعل تقديم التقارير الدورية من قبل قوات حفظ السلام التابعة للأمم المتحدة حول سلامة الصحفيين مسألة ضرورية.
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***30.04.2015. World Press Freedom Day 2015 - PEC alarmed: the safety of journalists in many countries has deteriorated
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Read also on page OTHER NEWS (click left): Under Threat: Journalism has never been more dangerous according to major new INSI report on media safety
Geneva, April 30 (PEC) – The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) marking World Press Freedom Day next Sunday is alarmed by the deteriorating security situation of journalists in many countries. New threats like targeted assassinations by terrorists groups and cyber-attacks against media installations have emerged.
Since the beginning of the year, in 4 months, 51 journalists were killed in 20 countries against 41 during the same period last year, an increase of 24%, with more than 3 journalists a week, according to the PEC figures. While the tally in one year from May 2014 to April 2015 has risen to 148 journalists killed.
PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen said that the situation is not improving because of two main reasons: first, the intensification of many conflicts especially in the Middle East (Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya), and also in Ukraine; secondly, armed groups as well as terrorists resort to deliberate criminal violence targeting media.
Out of the 51 victims, more than one third, 21 were killed by Islamist extremists, among them 8 gunned down at Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January.
Terrorist groups were able to attack media installations by cyber-attacks as that of TV5 Monde, an entirely new development.
Lempen added that the attacks against Charlie Hebdo and TV5 show that conflicts in the Middle East could extend to the democratic West and endanger freedom of the press all over the world.
Libya most dangerous country
The Middle East remains the region with the highest casualties: 17 killed. In the region, Libya has become this year the most dangerous country where 8 journalists were killed, Yemen follows with 4 killed.
The situation in Central America remains bad: 6 journalists were killed in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras since the beginning of the year out of which 3 were targeted in Guatemala.
The situation in Ukraine is also preoccupying with 4 journalists killed out of which three were targeted killings.
PEC President Hedayat Abdel Nabi noted that progress has been achieved on the level of discussions towards the protection of journalists but expressed her dismay that no concrete action has developed up to date. Abdel Nabi renewed the PEC call to encourage UN member states to move towards concrete decisions to fight impunity and actions on mechanisms of enquiry, accountability, monitoring and follow-up.
Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse 2015 - La PEC alarmée : détérioration des conditions de la sécurité des journalistes dans plusieurs pays
Genève (PEC), 30 avril 2015 – A l’occasion de la Journée de la liberté de la presse célébrée dimanche dans le monde, la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) s’alarme de la détérioration de la sécurité des journalistes dans plusieurs pays. De nouvelles menaces très inquiétantes sont apparues, comme des assassinats délibérés par des groupes terroristes et des cyberattaques de médias.
Depuis le début de l’année jusqu’à fin avril, en 4 mois, 51 journalistes ont été tués dans 20 pays, contre 41 pour la même période de l’an dernier, soit une hausse de 24%, et trois journalistes tués par semaine en moyenne, selon le décompte de la PEC. En un an, de mai 2014 à avril 2015, cela porte le bilan à 148 tués.
« La situation se détériore pour deux raisons principales : l’intensification de plusieurs conflits armés, en particulier au Moyen-Orient (Syrie, Irak, Yémen, Libye), mais aussi en Ukraine ; et le recours par des groupes armés ou des terroristes à une violence criminelle préméditée », a déclaré le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
Parmi les 51 victimes depuis le début de l’année, plus d’un tiers (21) sont dus à des extrémistes islamistes, dont les huit tués au siège de Charlie Hebdo le 7 janvier. Des groupes terroristes ont également réussi à paralyser des medias par des attaques informatiques, comme TV5Monde, un phénomène entièrement nouveau.
« Les attaques contre Charlie Hebdo et TV5 Monde ont montré que les conflits au Moyen-Orient peuvent déborder dans les pays démocratiques occidentaux et mettre en danger la liberté de la presse partout dans le monde », a affirmé Blaise Lempen.
La Libye pays le plus dangereux
Le Moyen-Orient reste la région la plus dangereuse avec 17 tués. Dans la région, la Libye est devenue le pays le plus dangereux avec 8 tués, devant le Yémen (4 tués).
En dehors du Moyen-Orient, la situation ne s’améliore pas en Amérique centrale (Mexique, Guatemala et Honduras), où six journalistes ont été tués depuis le début de l’année, dont trois au Guatemala.
La sécurité des médias en Ukraine est aussi un sujet de vive préoccupation, avec quatre journalistes tués depuis janvier. Dans trois cas, il s’agit de meurtres délibérés.
La présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi a souligné que des progrès ont été réalisés dans les discussions au niveau international sur la nécessité de renforcer la protection des journalistes. Toutefois, elle s’est déclarée déçue du manque de développements concrets sur le terrain.
Abdel Nabi a renouvelé l’appel lancé par la PEC aux gouvernements pour qu’ils passent des paroles aux actes pour lutter contre l’impunité et renforcer les mécanismes d’enquête, de poursuites, de contrôle et de suivi.
Día mundial de la libertad de prensa 2015
La PEC alarmada: deterioro de las condiciones de seguridad de los periodistas en numerosos países
Ginebra, (PEC) abril 30 2015.- En ocasión de la Jornada de la libertad de prensa, que se celebra el domingo próximo en todo el mundo, la Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC*) está alarmada ante el deterioro de la seguridad de los periodistas en numerosos países. Han aparecido nuevas amenazas muy inquietantes, como asesinatos deliberados por grupos terroristas y ataques cibernéticos a los medios.
Desde principios del año hasta fines de abril, en sólo cuatro meses, 51 periodistas han sido asesinados en 20 países, contra 41 durante el mismo periodo del año anterior, lo que representa un aumento del 24% et un promedio de tres periodistas por semana, según las estadísticas de la PEC. En un año, de mayo de 2014 a abril de 2015, lo que arroja un balance de 148 asesinados.
“El deterioro de la situación se debe a dos razones principales: la intensificación de numerosos conflictos armados, en particular en el Medio Oriente y países árabes (Siria, Iraq, Yemen, Libia) , así como en Ucrania; y el recurso que hacen los grupos armados o terroristas a la violencia criminal premeditada”, ha subrayado el secretario general de la PEC, Blaise Lempen.
Entre las 51 víctimas registradas desde el inicio del año, más de un tercio (21) han sido ocasionadas por extremistas islámicos, incluidos los ocho asesinatos en la sede del semanario francés Charlie Hebdo el 7 de enero pasado. Asimismo, grupos terroristas han logrado paralizar a los medios mediante ataques informáticos, como ha sido el caso de TV5 Monde, un fenómeno enteramente nuevo.
“Los ataques contra Charlie Hebdo y TV5 Monde han demostrado que los conflictos en el Medio Oriente pueden desbordarse hacia los países democráticos occidentales y poner en peligro la libertad de la prensa en todas partes del mundo”, ha afirmado Blaise Lempen.
Libia el país de mayor peligro
El Medio Oriente, donde 17 periodistas han sido asesinados, se mantiene como la región más peligrosa para el ejercicio de la profesión. Libia se ha convertido en el país de mayor peligro, con ocho muertos. Le sigue Yemen con cuatro asesinados.
Fuera del Medio Oriente, la situación tampoco se ha mejorado en América Latina, sobre todo en México, Guatemala y Honduras, donde seis periodistas fueron asesinados desde que comenzó este año, de ellos tres en Guatemala.
La seguridad de los medios en Ucrania es también motivo de viva preocupación, habida cuenta que desde enero fueron asesinados cuatro periodistas. En tres casos, se trata de muertes deliberadas.
La presidenta de la PEC, Hedayat Abdel Nabi, ha subrayado que no obstante la gravedad de la situación se ha logrado ciertos avances en las discusiones a nivel internacional sobre la necesidad de reforzar la protección de los periodistas. Sin embargo, ella se ha declarado decepcionada ante la falta de desarrollos concretos sobre el terreno.
Abdel Nabi ha aprovechado este Día de la libertad de prensa para renovar el llamamiento hecho por la PEC a los gobiernos a fin de que pasen de las palabras a los actos a fin de luchar contra la impunidad y reforzar los mecanismos de investigación, de monitoreo de rendición de cuentas, de control y de seguimiento.
بيان صحفى بمناسبة اليوم العالمى لحرية الصحافة
حملة الشارة الدولية تعرب عن قلقها بسبب تدهور السلامة للصحفيين
جنيف 30 ابريل (حملة الشارة) – بمناسبة اليوم العالمى لحرية الصحافة يوم الأحد المقبل اعلنت حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين عن قلقها من تدهور السلامة لهم في عدد كبير من الدول و ظهور اخطار جديدة منها القتل بالاستهداف و هجمات ضد المواقع الإليكترونية لدى المنشآت الصحفية.
و طبقاً لأرقام الشارة الدولية فإن 51 صحفياً قتلوا منذ بداية العام في 20 دولة في مقابل 41 في نفس الفترة من العام الماضى. و ارتفع عدد القتلى من الصحفيين من مايو 2014 إلى ابريل 2015 إلى 148.
و صرح سكرتير عام الحملة بليز ليمبان بأن الموقف لا يتحسن بسبب تصاعد النزاعات المسلحة في الشرق الأوسط و بسبب لجوء الجماعات الارهابية إلى استهداف اجرامى و عنيف للإعلام.
من بين ال 51 ضحية من الصحفيين قتل 21 بواسطة جماعات اسلامية متطرفة و قتل 8 في الهجوم على مؤسسة تشارلى ابدو في باريس في 7 يناير. كما تمكنت الجماعات الارهابية من الهجوم على المواقع الإليكترونية للمؤسسات الصحفية مثلما حدث في (تي في 5) و هو تطور جديد.
و أوضح ليمبان أن الهجمات التى وقعت مثل تلك ضد شارلى ابدو و (تي في 5) توضحان أن النزاعات في الشرق الأوسط يمكنها أن تمتد لتنال من حرية الرأي و التعبير في الغرب الديمقراطى.
و ما زال الشرق الأوسط هو أخطر المناطق للعمل الصحفى بمقتل 17 من الصحفيين، و ليبيا هى الأخطر بمقتل 8 تليها اليمن بــ 4 قتلى من الصحفيين.
و ما زال الموقف يتسم بالسوء في أمريكا الوسطى بمقتل 6 صحفيين في المكسيك و هندوراس و جواتيمالا من بينهم 3 في جواتيمالا.
و القلق يدور أيضاً حول أوكرانيا حيث مقتل 4 من الصحفيين من بينهم 3 قتلوا عن طريق الاستهداف العمدى.
و اعتبرت رئيسة حملة الشارة الدولية هدايت عبد النبي أن التقدم قد أحرز في المداولات و على الورق و لكنه لم يترجم إلى اجراءات قانونية ملموسة لحماية الصحفيين مثل مكافحة الافلات من العقاب و تشكيل أجهزة تحقيق، و المراقبة و المتابعة و تقديم من قاموا بهده الجرائم إلى العدالة.
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***27.04.2015. LIBYA: PEC is deeply shocked by the discovery of the bodies of four libyan journalists and one egyptian photographer - Libya has become the most dangerous country this year with 8 journalists killed
Geneva, April 27 (PEC) Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said on Monday, according to Reuters. The reporters had been missing since August, when they left the eastern city of Tobruk after covering the inauguration of the country's elected parliament to travel to Benghazi. Their route took them through Derna, a militant Islamist hotspot.
Faraj al-Barassi, a district army commander in eastern Libya, said militants loyal to Islamic State were responsible for killing the journalists, whose bodies were found outside the eastern city of Bayda. He did not say when the five journalists were believed to have been killed.
The reporters - four Libyans and one Egyptian - had been working for Barqa TV, an eastern television supporting federalism for eastern Libya.
Militants loyal to Islamic State have exploited a security vacuum in Libya, where two governments and parliaments allied to host of armed groups are fighting each other on several fronts four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. Islamic State, the group which has seized parts of Syria and Iraq, has claimed responsibility for the killing of 30 Ethiopian and 21 Egyptian Christians as well as an attack on a Tripoli hotel, embassies and oilfields.
According to PEC figures, Libya has become the most dangerous country for this year. Eight journalists have been killed in this country. Two days ago, Muftah al-Qatrani, director of Al-Anwar, was found shot in the head in his Benghazi office. Two Tunisian journalists have been killed by Islamic militants at the beginning of the year.
***16.04.2015. PEC strongly condemns the killing of an Ukrainian journalist
Geneva, April 16 (PEC) -- The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) strongly condemned Thursday the killing of a prominent Ukrainian journalist, Oles Buzina, 45, known for his pro-Russian views.
He was shot dead on Thursday in Kiev by two masked gunmen, the interior ministry said, a day after a former lawmaker loyal to ousted President Viktor Yanukovich, Oleh Kalashnikov was also killed. Oles Buzina was until March the editor-in-chief of Segodnya newspaper.
The PEC stressed that whatever the motivations are journalists must be spared from being targeted because of political rivalries.
Oles Buzina is the 39th journalist killed around the world since the beginning of 2015.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised call-in show, referred specifically to Buzina's death saying it had been politically motivated.
Anton Herashchenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, said in a Facebook post that Buzyna - like Kalashnikov - was a key witness in a criminal case related to pro-Russian activists who in early 2014 attacked the pro-Western protests on Kiev's main square. The protests eventually led to the ouster of the Kremlin-friendly Yanukovich, who fled the country in February last year.
The PEC calls for a quick, transparent, independent and thorough investigation by the Ukrainian authorities of this targeted killing.
The PEC will devote its annual Award for the Protection of Journalists in June to the media coverage of the crisis in Ukraine.
Oles Buzina is the 12th journalist killed in Ukraine since the start of the civil unrest in 2014 and the third this year.
***29.03.2015. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) congratulates Christian Campiche for his election as president of Impressum, the Swiss Syndicate of journalists. Christian is a member of the PEC board since many years // La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) félicite Christian Campiche pour son élection comme président d’Impressum, le syndicat des journalistes suisses. Christian est membre du comité directeur de la PEC depuis plusieurs années (English after French)
Genève, 29 mars (PEC) Le choix de l'assemblée des délégués, qui s’est tenue le 27 mars à Brissago (TI), s'est porté sur le Vaudois Christian Campiche, 67 ans. Christian Campiche est membre du comité central d’Impressum depuis dix ans. Il occupait la fonction de vice-président depuis 2007. Le nouveau président s’est donné pour mission de renforcer l’unité au sein de la branche.
La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) félicite Christian Campiche pour son élection comme président d’Impressum, le syndicat qui regroupe quelque 6000 journalistes suisses. Christian Campiche est membre du comité directeur de la PEC depuis plusieurs années.
« Impressum a soutenu la PEC depuis sa création en 2004 et Christian Campiche a été ces dernières années un membre actif de son comité. Il a ainsi été l’an dernier à l'origine de l’organisation avec la PEC et Impressum des 3e Assises du journalisme à Lausanne. Nous le félicitons chaleureusement pour son élection à la présidence du principal syndicat des journalistes suisses », a affirmé le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
La présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi a souligné que la présidence d’Impressum est bien méritée par Christian Campiche, dédié à la défense des journalistes dans les zones de conflit et actif depuis des années au sein de la PEC.
L’élection de Campiche ouvre la voie à une coopération plus large entre la PEC et l’association des journalistes suisses, a ajouté Hedayat Abdel Nabi. La PEC salue le choix de Campiche par l’assemblée des délégués et lui souhaite une grande présidence.
Christian Campiche est né en 1948 à Budapest de père suisse et de mère hongroise. Comme journaliste, il a notamment travaillé au « Journal d’Yverdon » (1978-1980), puis à l’Agence télégraphique suisse (ATS). Dès 1989, il participe au lancement du magazine « Bilan » dont il devient le rédacteur en chef adjoint. De 1995 à 1996, il occupe la même fonction au quotidien « L’Agefi » à Lausanne, puis le « Journal de Genève » et la « Gazette de Lausanne » lui confient la direction de sa rubrique économique (1996-1998).
Chef de la rubrique économique de « La Liberté » entre 2000 et 2007, il lance en 2009, « Edito+Klartext », le magazine suisse des médias dont il est le corédacteur en chef de 2009 à 2013. Cofondateur de l’association info-en-danger, membre du Conseil de fondation du Conseil suisse de la presse, Christian Campiche a aussi créé en 2003 le site web : www.lameduse.ch. Depuis octobre 2013, il tient la chronique Finance dans « GHI ». Il collabore depuis 2011 au magazine « CultureEnjeu » et au journal en ligne «Journal21 ».
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) congratulates Christian Campiche for his election as president of Impressum, the Swiss Syndicate of journalists. Christian is a member of the PEC board since many years
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) congratulates heartily Christian Campiche for his election as president of the Swiss Syndicate of Journalists: IMPRESSUM. Mr. Campiche is member of the PEC executive committee since 2005.
It is a great day for the PEC when one of its executive committee members and a very dedicated and active member becomes president of Impressum which assembles 6000 Swiss journalists one of the largest national syndicates of journalists worldwide.
PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen noted that Impressum has supported the PEC since the Geneva based NGO was created in 2004, Campiche himself brought the two organizations together to organize the third colloquium on journalism last year in Lausanne.
Lempen added that the PEC executive committee congratulates Campiche warmly.
PEC president Hedayat Abdel Nabi noted that being elected president of IMPRESSUM is well deserved for Christian Campiche, he is dedicated to the cause of defending journalists in conflict zones, and has been for years active in his support for the PEC.
Campiche's election will open doors of wide cooperation between the PEC and the Swiss journalists association, IMPRESSUM, the PEC salutes the choice of Campiche as president and wishes him a great tenure as president.
***23.03.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 28th session. PEC statement delivered on item 8: The PEC is deeply concerned that some States have done nothing to implement the resolution on safety of journalists (A/HRC/27/L7) adopted last September
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
28th session
Item 8 – Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action
General Debate
Mr President,
In adopting by consensus the resolution on safety of journalists (A/HRC/27/L7) at its 27th session last year, the Human Rights Council urges States to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently and without undue interference, to prevent attacks and violence against media workers, to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy, thorough, independent and effective investigations, to bring perpetrators to justice, and to ensure that victims and their families have access to appropriate remedies;
The resolution calls upon States to develop strategies for combating impunity for attacks against journalists, including by using good practices such as the creation of special investigative units or independent commissions; the appointment of a specialized prosecutor; the adoption of specific protocols and methods of investigation and prosecution; the establishment of information-gathering mechanisms, such as databases, to permit the gathering of verified information about threats and attacks against journalists; the establishment of an early warning and rapid response mechanism to give journalists, when threatened, immediate access to the authorities and protective measures.
The PEC seizes this opportunity to request every State in this room to report on the implementation of the resolution and what it has done to develop the best practices agreed upon.
The PEC is deeply concerned that some States have done nothing to implement the resolution since September last year, and, on the contrary, have threatened, arrested, abducted, dismissed, injured, killed journalists. We are particularly concerned by the situation in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine (Crimea), Yemen and Venezuela.
The Geneva based NGO PEC calls upon the authorities of these countries to implement the resolution that they have adopted in letter and spirit. It calls upon the Council and the OHCHR to follow-up quickly on the implementation of the resolution.
I thank you for your attention.
23 March 2015
***23.03.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 28th session. PEC statement delivered on item 7: Last year was the worst and the deadliest year in the history of Palestine media
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
28th session
Item 7 – Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories
General Debate
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) regrets the postponement to the June session of the presentation of its report by the independent Commission of Inquiry on the situation in Gaza. The military operations last summer have killed 16 media workers and these killings must be thoroughly investigated. Media facilities have suffered several attacks which contravened international law.
The PEC calls upon the Commission of Inquiry to shed light on these attacks and killings in order to identify those responsible. The lack of protection given to media workers in the most longstanding conflict between Israel and Palestine is matter of deep concern for our organization.
According to the last report of the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), a PEC member awarded with the PEC annual Prize for Protection of Journalists in June 2009, a record number (465) of crimes and violations against media freedoms in Palestine has been registered during 2014.
Last year was the worst and the deadliest year in the history of Palestinian media.
MADA stated that the Israeli occupation forces committed 351 violations (112 in Gaza, 239 in the West Bank including East Jerusalem) or the equivalent of more than 75% of the total violations monitored and documented. While the different Palestine sides committed 114 violations (24 in Gaza and 90 in the West Bank) which is equivalent to 25%.
The PEC reiterates its condemnation of all violations against media freedoms in Palestine and stresses the need to prosecute the perpetrators of all these violations and to put an end to the escalating attacks against media in Palestine.
The PEC calls on the Members of the Human Rights Council to exert real pressure on the Israeli and Palestine authorities to induce them to comply with international law that guarantee media freedom and freedom of expression.
I thank you for your attention.
23 March 2015
***17.03.2015. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 28th session - PEC statement delivered on situations that require the Council's attention - PEC requires the Human Rights Council to send a very strong message to all criminals that there would be no impunity for perpetrators of crimes against the freedom of expression
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
28th session
Item 4 – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
General Debate
Mr President,
The year 2014 has been the second deadliest year for journalists during the past decade: 138 media workers were killed in the line of duty in 32 countries. The most dangerous countries in 2014 were Syria (19 killed), Gaza (16), Pakistan (12), Iraq (10), Ukraine (9), Mexico (8), Afghanistan (7), Honduras (6), Somalia (5), Brazil (5), and Central African Republic (4).
Middle East was on the top of the list, with 52 journalists killed, followed by Asia with 32, Latin America with 29, Sub-Saharan Africa with 15 and Europe 10.
The situation is deteriorating rather than improving. As of today, 33 journalists have already been killed in 2015, which represents a significant increase compared to the same period of last year, with 12 more killed in only 2 months and a half.
Among them are the victims of the attack against Charlie Hebdo in France. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) was horrified by the attack that resulted in a dozen deaths at the headquarters of the French weekly. It condemned a despicable attack against freedom of expression with no justification, targeting in particular four well-known cartoonists, symbols of tolerance.
The PEC honors the struggle and battle for the freedom of expression of all cartoonists around the world.
The PEC expresses its deep concern that these attacks and others by extremists could have a chilling effect on the free press around the world.
These attacks against freedom of expression require the Human Rights Council to react firmly and to send a very strong message to all criminals that there would be zero tolerance and no impunity for perpetrators of such crimes. No concession must be made to those assailants on freedom of expression.
I thank you for your attention.
17 March 2015
***17.03.2015: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - 28th session - PEC statement delivered on the report of the International commission of inquiry on Syria: "not to publish names at this juncture of the investigation would be to reinforce the impunity"
General Assembly
Human Rights Council
28th session
Item 4 – Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
Report of the Independent international commission of inquiry on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (A/HRC/28/69)
Mr President,
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) commends the Independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for its report. Journalists paid a very high price to inform the public opinion of the terrible human sufferings and the gross human rights violations in Syria.
According to the PEC records, in 4 years, since March 2011, at least 75 media workers have been killed in Syria. During the past three years, Syria was the most dangerous place for journalists to work. The PEC pays tribute today to their sense of duty, which is indispensable to document the tragedies of war.
A peak in the horror was reached in recent months. Three brave and experienced journalists were beheaded by ISIS: the Japanese Kenji Goto and the Americans Steven Sotloff and James Foley. The PEC strongly condemned these outrageous acts of barbarism and banditry and calls upon the international commission of inquiry to document those responsible for those heinous acts and to put them on the list of perpetrators to bring them to justice.
The PEC fully agree with the conclusion of the Commission, in order to maximize the potential deterrent effect of its findings, that after four years of intensive monitoring and the submission of four confidential lists of perpetrators, not to publish names at this juncture of the investigation would be to reinforce the impunity that the Commission was mandated to combat.
The PEC is still very concerned about the fate of Mazen Darwish, who received in 2012 the PEC annual Award in absentia. The Director of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression is held in arbitrary detention since February 2012 with his two colleagues Hani Zitani and Hussein Al Ghurair. The PEC urges the Syrian authorities to release them immediately.
PEC requests the Human Rights Council and the OHCHR to draw the lessons from Syria and to expedite their work in order to find ways to better protect journalists in zones of conflict.
I thank you for your attention.
17 March 2015
***10.03.2015. GUATEMALA - Dos periodistas asesinados en Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez - Two journalists shot dead in Guatemala, another wounded (Cerigua/PEC)
Los periodistas, Danilo López y Federico Salazar, corresponsales de Prensa Libre y Radio Nuevo Mundo, en Mazatenago, Suchitepéquez (167 kilómetros al suroccidente de la ciudad capital) fueron atacados por dos individuos que se conducían en una motocicleta, cuando se encontraban en el parque central de esa ciudad.
En el lugar murieron López y Salazar, en tanto que un reportero más que se encontraba con ellos, Marvin Túnchez, del canal 30 local, quedó herido.
El Observatorio de los Periodistas recuerda que el periodista Danilo López, había sido objeto de intimidaciones por parte de distintas autoridades del departamento, debido a sus artículos críticos.
Suchitepéquez ha sido el departamento donde más hechos graves contra la prensa se han registrado en los últimos años. El 19 de agosto de 2013 fue asesinado el periodista Carlos Alberto Orellana Chávez; unos días antes, el 12 de agosto de ese mismo año, el periodista Fredy Rodas fue herido gravemente en un atentado. A mediados de febrero de 2014 el periodista Nery Morales, también fue objeto de un ataque a tiros, del que salió ileso.
Hoy, nuevamente en Suchitepéquez, fueron asesinados los compañeros Danilo López y Federico Salazar, de manera alevosa, por dos individuos que se conducían en una motocicleta.
En horas de la tarde de este mismo día, la Policía Nacional Civil detuvo a un posible responsable, que supuestamente se conducía en el vehículo utilizado en el crimen.
Nuevamente el Observatorio de los Periodistas alerta a periodistas y comunicadores, medios de prensa, organizaciones defensoras de la libertad de expresión, nacionales e internacionales, sobre los riesgos que estamos enfrentando en el país y que previsiblemente se incrementarán en contra de las y los trabajadores de la información, en el contexto del año electoral.
Patentiza su solidaridad con las familias de los colegas asesinados y con el compañero Túnchez, con Prensa Libre, Nuevo Mundo y Canal 30.
"Las autoridades deben investigar en profundidad este ataque y enjuiciar a los responsables", afirmó Blaise Lempen, secretario general del PEC (Campana Emblema de Prensa).
López trabajó como corresponsal de Prensa Libre en Suchitepéquez durante más de una década y con frecuencia escribía sobre temas de corrupción y la fiscalización del gasto público, según el diario. También había comparado a políticos corruptos con las mafias que operan en la región.
***01.03.2015. PEC statement - Ukraine: one more journalist killed on the eve of the Human Rights Council session
Geneva, March 1 (PEC) One more journalist has been killed on the eve of the session of the Human Rights Council. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is deeply saddened by the death of Sergii Nikolaiev, senior photographer of Segodnya daily Ukrainian newspaper and strongly condemns his killing. Since the start of the year, 29 journalists have been killed while only doing their job.
Sergii Nikolaiev died of wounds he received on Feb. 28 in eastern Ukraine. The tragedy occurred in the village of Pisky located just 1.5 kilometers from Donetsk airport, which is now controlled by separatists, according to news reports. Several of his colleagues on the scene reported that Nikolaiev was wounded by explosion of the mine, while Segodnya newspaper reported that he was wounded by shells.
Nikolaiev, 43, has worked in numerous conflict zones, including wars in Georgia, Libya, Syria, and Somalia. He has become the tenth journalist killed since the beginning of 2014 in Ukraine, the seventh directly caused by the war (five Russians, one Italian, one Ukrainian).
One year after the Euromaidan revolution in Kiev, the PEC is concerned that the space for free journalism is steadily decreasing. PEC condemns all obstacles to reporting on the conflict and calls on all parties to respect the freedom of information for all journalists. The war propaganda has created a profound atmosphere of distrust which governments are exploiting to impose their own forms of control on media. Balanced and impartial news to the public are more than ever needed.
The NGO is very concerned by the situation in
Russia, where the murder of Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow, if related to the conflict in Ukraine, could have a further chilling effect on the freedom of the press.
At the 28th session of the Human Rights Council, which starts on Monday for four weeks in Geneva, PEC will highlight various worrying situations: the situation in
Syria
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Gaza, on the reports of both Commissions of enquiry, the restrictions in
Ukraine
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Russia, the crackdown in
Azerbaijan, the intimidation in
Egypt, the impunity in
Mexico, Honduras, Philippines, Pakistan and other dangerous places.
PEC calls on the Human Rights Council to react firmly to the numerous assassinations of journalists by Islamic groups and extremists in France, Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Yemen.
***13.02.2015. EGYPT. PEC welcomes a court decision in Egypt that has ordered the release on bail of two Al Jazeera journalists
Geneva, February 13 (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes a court decision in Egypt that has ordered the release on bail of two Al Jazeera journalists being retried for allegedly aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were imprisoned in June 2013 along with their Australian colleague, Peter Greste.
Jailed Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy has been released from prison in Egypt on bail pending a retrial. Fahmy's release early on Friday morning comes a day after an Egyptian court granted bail to him and his colleague Baher Mohamed after they spent 411 days in prison.
PEC says 412 days of their lives were wasted. The NGO based in Geneva calls on the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against them.
A retrial was ordered by the country's Court of Cassation last month, overturning a lower court's verdict that had falsely found them guilty of helping the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
"Bail is a small step in the right direction, and allows Baher and Mohamed to spend time with their families after 411 days apart," an Al Jazeera spokesman said on Thursday.
"The focus though is still on the court reaching the correct verdict at the next hearing by dismissing this absurd case and releasing both these fine journalists unconditionally."
A third Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, who was also to be retried, was deported on February 1 under a presidential decree after spending 400 days in prison. He has since returned to his home in Australia.
The journalists strenuously deny collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. They say they were jailed simply for reporting the news.
Judge Hassan Farid adjourned proceedings until 23 February and set bail for Mr Fahmy at 250,000 Egyptian pounds ($33,000; £22,000), while Mr Mohamed was freed without bail.
PEC calls for the release of nine other journalists still detained in Egypt. Two weeks before the beginning of the next session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the PEC hopes that Egypt will fully comply with its international obligations to respect all human rights. Mass death sentences and harsh punishments at times based on scant or no evidence have come under strong international criticism.
The PEC hopes in particular that Egypt will not restrict the freedom of information on Internet in order to support the development of a modern and open society in a safe environment for journalists as requested by the United Nations in recent resolutions of last year A/C.3/69/L.50/Rev.1 and A/HRC/27/L7.
***11.02.2015. AZERBAIDJAN. The Swiss embassy in Baku has been secretly sheltering Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Emin Huseynov for the past six months, a Swiss national television (SRF) report has revealed. The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) calls for the end of the persecution of activists in the country and urges the Aliyev government to grant Huseynov safe passage out of the country.
The SRF current affairs programme Rundschau reported that the 35-year-old critic of President Ilham Aljiev’s regime sought refuge in the embassy because he feared for his life.
Switzerland has guaranteed Huseynov protection “for humanitarian reasons“, the Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement delivered to Rundschau.
“We have been discussing the matter with Azeri government and officials ever since, in order to find a solution,“ it added.
The Swiss government has been negotiating at the highest level possible with Azerbaijan, but the Azerbaijan government has been against letting Emin Huzeynov leave the country.
Last year was particularly difficult for free speech advocates in the former Soviet republic. The oil-rich Azeri government escalated its repression against its critics in 2014, with a dramatic deterioration in its already poor rights record.
The Swiss embassy building in the Old City of Baku is approachable directly from the street, one of the reasons it was chosen by Huseymov last August when he was facing imminent arrest, according to Rundschau investigative journalist Serena Tinari.
Huseymov is the founder of the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, a non-governmental organisation fighting for press freedom and journalists‘ safety in Azerbaijan.
But Huseymov also had Swiss connections. As part of his pro-democracy activities, he attended an OSCE conference on human rights in the Swiss capital Bern last year, where he met then Swiss president Didier Burkhalter. The journalist had met Burkhalter once before when the Swiss president was on a state visit to Baku.
Florian Irminger of the Geneva-based Human Rights House Foundation, has been following Huseynov’s case. He told Rundschau that the journalist was arrested in 2008 and 2009 and suffered beatings that amounted to torture.
In one of Huseynov’s last public interviews before going into hiding he expressed pessimism with life under the regime: “We have no positive perspectives for the future. Repression against the freedom of opinion is continuing, including the online media.“
An other leading investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova was arrested on 5 December on a trumped-up charge of inciting a former colleague to commit suicide. Her only crime has been having the courage to investigate a subject that is completely off-limits in Azerbaijan – corruption at the highest level of government.
***09.02.2015 (updated 11.02). SYRIA. Japan confiscates journalist's passport to stop him going to Syria - the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) questions the legitimacy of the decision - the passport seizure has brought sharp criticism from journalists and free-speech advocates.
Government says it took travel documents away from freelance photographer Yuichi Sugimoto, 58, for his own safety
Tokyo defended on Monday its confiscation of the passport of a Japanese journalist planning to travel to Syria, as the country reels from the execution of two citizens by Islamist extremists.
The chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, said the government took travel documents away from freelance photographer Yuichi Sugimoto, for his own safety, after learning of his plan to cover refugee camps in the war-torn country.
“Islamic State has expressed its resolve to continue killing Japanese,” Suga told a regular press briefing.
“If a Japanese national enters Syria ... we have assessed that there is a high risk that the person would face immediate danger to his life, like being captured by Isil and other Islamic extremists,” he said.
Suga said the government had given consideration to both the principle of a free press and the government’s responsibility to protect the safety of Japanese nationals in confiscating the document.
But the 58-year-old, who has covered conflict zones in Iraq and Syria over the years, said he had no plans to enter areas controlled by ISIL, Kyodo News reported.
A dangerous precedent
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) questions the legitimacy of the decision of Japan. Has a government the right to interfere with the free choice of a journalist to do his duty and to inform the public on the human sufferings in war zones ?
The passport seizure has brought sharp criticism from journalists and free-speech advocates.
“It is a dangerous precedent for the government to unilaterally decide where journalists can go and what they can report on. Revoking the passport is a form of censorship and an encroachment on civil liberties,” said Jeff Kingston, director of the Asian Studies program at Temple University’s Tokyo campus.
“Although I realize the Japanese government is balancing many difficult concerns at this time, the right of journalists to cover stories and the principle of freedom of the press must remain an inalienable right,” said Lucy Birmingham, president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. She said the group was considering filing a formal protest.
Japanese officials said last week that they had repeatedly tried to dissuade one of the hostages, journalist Kenji Goto, from traveling to Syria in October, but that he ignored their warnings. He was kidnapped shortly after entering the country.
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***01.02.2015. EGYPT. PEC welcomes release of Peter Greste, a move in the right direction
The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) welcomes the release of Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste who left Egypt for his native Australia on Sunday after serving 400 days in an Egyptian prison.
This is a move in the right direction.
The PEC congratulates Greste's family and the Australian government for his release.
Two other Al Jazeera journalists - Baher Mohamed, a producer, and the channel's Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy - still remain imprisoned in Egypt.
The PEC demands the release of Peter Greste's colleagues.
Greste and the two other Al Jazeera journalists were accused of collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. The three men said they were simply reporting the news.
***01.02.2015. SYRIA. Beheading of Japanese journalist Kenji GOTO strongly condemned by PEC
Geneva, Feb 1 (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is horrified at the beheading announced by ISIS of Japanese journalist Kenji GOTO, a heinous crime strongly condemned by the PEC.
The PEC, while seriously shocked, sends its condolences to the family of GOTO, the Japanese government and the Japanese people.
There are no words to express the sorrow of the PEC at this tragic development which is a tragedy that humanity and the world at large is to deal with.
Kenji Goto went to north-east of Syria only to help. He was not a fighter. An exchange was possible to save the lives of the hostages. It is better than to pay a ransom, which fuels terrorism, even if we cannot negotiate with criminals who are committing crimes against humanity. Those criminals must be prosecuted.
Including the two Japanese, ISIS since mid-August has beheaded two other American journalists: James Foley et Steven Sotloff, an American humanitarian worker: Peter Kassig, and two other British humanitarian workers: David Haines and Alan Henning, all were kidnapped in Syria.
Up to date 23 journalists have been killed since the beginning of 2015, an unprecedented record. It is the bloodiest month of January on record. Eight journalists have been killed in Paris, at Charlie Hebdo, 5 in South Sudan last week in an ambush, 2 in Iraq in fighting with ISIS, 2 in Libya, 1 in Yemen, 1 in Afghanistan, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in Mexico, 1 in Indonesia and now one in Syria.
PEC hopes that during its next session in March the Human Rights Council will react accordingly. It is more than ever necessary to establish a working group to discuss measures to better protect journalists in conflict zones.
***25.01.2015. SYRIA. PEC calls for the immediate release of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto
Geneva, 25 January (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is deeply concerned by a video released by the Islamic State militant group, showing surviving Japanese freelance journalist Kenji Goto, in handcuffs and dressed in orange, holding a photo of what appears to be beheaded compatriot Haruna Yukawa. PEC firmly condemns an outrageous act of banditry and calls for the immediate release of the Japanese hostage.
Goto, 47, is an experienced freelance journalist covering the conflict in Iraq and Syria. Goto was kidnapped in Syria in October 2014 and had been a journalist for years, contributing to NHK and other Japanese news organizations.
He went in the north-east of Syria to witness the war because as a Japanese he believed to be less at risk than an American, a British or a French. Japan has no military enrolment in Syria or in Iraq.
Since the beginning of this year, 15 journalists had been killed, 8 in Paris at Charlie Hebdo, 1 in Iraq in fighting with ISIS, 2 Tunisian journalists in Libya (not yet confirmed), 1 in Afghanistan, 1 in the Philippines, 1 in Mexico and 1 in Yemen. It is the deadliest month of January on record. The turmoil in the Middle East is taking a heavy toll on the media.
PEC is also very concerned by the renewed fighting in Ukraine with no respect for civilians. The NGO warns of high risks for journalists covering the conflict.
Last year, 138 journalists were killed in the line of duty, the second deadliest year over a ten year period.
***19.01.2015. Entretien exclusif avec Laurence Deonna, journaliste, écrivaine: « Pour être publiés, le reporter et le photographe doivent aller au plus près du drame au risque de leur vie » - Propos recueillis par Luisa Ballin pour la PEC
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Journaliste, photographe, grand reporter et écrivaine voyageuse, lauréate du Prix Unesco pour l’éducation à la paix en 1987, la Genevoise Laurence Deonna (photo) vient de publier son dernier livre intitulé « Mémoires ébouriffées » (Editions de l’Aire/Ginkgo). Cette fine connaisseuse du Moyen-Orient a accordé un entretien exclusif à la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC)
Luisa Ballin. Quelles réflexions vous inspirent les événements tragiques qui ont eu lieu à Paris récemment, après l’assassinat de plusieurs dessinateurs du magazine Charlie Hebdo, de policiers et de citoyens de confession juive qui se trouvaient dans un supermarché casher ?
Laurence Deonna. "Je suis Charlie". Des foules gigantesques. Ils ont été des milliers et des milliers à descendre dans la rue afin de rendre hommage à un journal décapité qu'ils n'avaient peut-être jamais lu. Tous pour "Charlie-Hebdo" ! Tous pour la liberté d'expression ! Tous pour la démocratie ! Souvent eux-mêmes objets des caricaturistes, les chefs d'Etat défilaient en rangs serrés. Emouvant, ça l'était, c'est vrai, et pourtant je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de penser au fol enthousiasme des premiers jours du printemps arabe et à ses fleurs aujourd'hui fanées, ensanglantées, en Libye, en Syrie et au Yémen. Quant aux interviews télévisées qui ont ponctué les moments tragiques dont vous parlez, j’ai envie de vous dire : des hommes, presque uniquement des hommes. Le monde n'a pas changé. Le monde leur appartient toujours. La liberté d'expression des femmes, c'est pour quand ?
Comment le métier de reporter dans les zones dangereuses a-t-il évolué par rapport à l’époque où vous partiez en reportage pour le Journal de Genève?
Lorsque j’ai rédigé ce livre de souvenirs « Mémoires ébouriffées », j’avais l’impression d’avoir cent ans et que tout ce que racontais était tellement ancien ! Alors que si l’on regarde l’éternité de l’humanité, cela ne fait que quelques années que le monde a beaucoup changé, notamment dans le domaine du reportage. J’ai toujours pensé que les technologies plus que les idéologies changeaient les peuples et c’est ce que l’on constate ce temps-ci. A mon époque, lorsque l’on partait, il n’y avait pas tous ces contrôles dans les aéroports ni la phobie du terrorisme. Certes, il y avait une grande solitude, pas de téléphones portables, ni d’ordinateurs, on était seul. Si nous parvenions à avoir une ligne téléphonique, il fallait la réserver à une certaine heure, entre 4 et 5 heures de l’après-midi ou envoyer un télégramme, ne sachant souvent pas s’il y avait une poste là où l’on allait.
A l’époque le métier de grand reporter et de photographe était-il plus dangereux ou moins risqué qu’aujourd’hui ?
Je pense qu’il était moins dangereux. Très peu de temps avant sa mort, j’ai parlé avec Ella Maillart (Ndlr : écrivaine, photographe et grande voyageuse genevoise qui était son amie). Elle me disait que tout ce qu’elle avait fait, elle n’aurait pas pu le faire aujourd’hui, comme par exemple de traverser l’Iran, l’Afghanistan ou le Pakistan, des régions que je connais bien. C’est aussi plus dangereux parce que l’on s’est précipité dans une société de consommation effrénée et effarante où tout se vend. Le sang par exemple se vend très bien. Pour être publiés, le reporter et le photographe doivent aller au plus près du drame, au risque de leur vie. J’ai trouvé assez noble de mourir pour une Cause, mais je trouve lamentable et mélancolique de mourir pour un groupe de presse.
Vous êtes allée en Afghanistan, au Pakistan, en Iraq, en Syrie, au Yémen, des pays extrêmement dangereux aujourd’hui. Y retourneriez-vous en reportages?
Je n’y retournerais pas pour y faire des reportages. Pourtant, il est important de donner d’autres paroles que celles que l’on voit du matin au soir à la télévision ou que l’on entend toute la journée à la radio parce que l’on entend toujours les mêmes paroles, alors que des millions de gens pensent différemment. C’est cette variété de parole qui manque car elle tourne toujours autour d’événements dramatiques. Ce que j’ai aimé lors de mes reportages, c’était écouter les petites gens. J’aimais traîner mes patins, ce qui est absolument impossible aujourd’hui parce qu’il faut vendre à tout prix, donc être les premiers pour donner la nouvelle. Comment peut-on voir vraiment un pays, écouter les gens, décrire des paysages ou regarder par exemple les affiches qui sont très parlantes ? Cela me semble extrêmement difficile aujourd’hui, tout comme observer les petits détails qui font la richesse d’un vrai reportage. Je ne retournerai pas en Syrie.
Pourquoi ? Parce que c’est extrêmement dangereux ?
Parce que cela me ferait pleurer. J’ai connu ce pays dans les années 60 et il ressemblait probablement à la Syrie d’il y a des siècles. Les hommes sont en train là, comme en Irak, au Yémen et ailleurs, de tuer toute une civilisation, de défigurer une culture qui existe depuis des siècles. Cela fait partie d’un bouleversement mondial, aussi violent que le furent la chute de l’Empire romain ou la révolution industrielle. Nous sommes dans l’œil d’un cyclone et nous ne savons pas ce qui va en sortir. Ce monde-là restera heureusement sur mes photos qui deviennent quasiment des archives. Lorsque je les regarde, j’en ai les larmes aux yeux, car ces endroits ont été bombardés ou bétonnés. Cela peut sembler naïf mais j’aime garder ces images de beauté.
Vous connaissez bien le Moyen-Orient, Israël, la Palestine, l’Egypte, vous avez d’ailleurs été lauréate du Prix Unesco pour l’Education à la Paix en 1987 pour votre livre « La guerre à deux voix ». Que vous inspire le conflit israélo-palestinien ?
Il est certain que je ne pourrais pas faire aujourd’hui « La guerre à deux voix », parce que contrairement à ce que nous avons tellement espéré et qu’espèrent toujours les pacifistes tant israéliens que palestiniens d’ailleurs, les haines se sont à tel point durcies que je ne vois pas la fin du conflit israélo-palestinien. Lorsque je suis arrivée au Moyen-Orient, en pleine guerre, en 1967, et même après, nous avions encore l’impression, paradoxalement, qu’un dialogue était possible, mais maintenant il est devenu impossible. Tout est figé : dans la géographie, dans la haine, les têtes, les cœurs. J’en parle dans mes souvenirs, car je tenais à rappeler qu’il y a des hommes et des femmes de paix. La haute politique israélo-américaine est claire et notamment pour ce qui est de la Syrie.
En quoi la politique israélo-américaine est-elle claire ?
Pourquoi les Américains se sont-ils empressés d’aller bombarder le Daesh (Ndlr : l’Etat islamique autoproclamé) en Iraq et pourquoi n’ont-ils pas bougé en Syrie ? Parce qu’un Etat dictatorial comme celui de Bachar El-Assad arrangeait plus Israël qu’un Etat un peu démocratique. Je suis mariée à un Arabe (Ndlr : son époux Farag Moussa est Egyptien) qui lit les journaux arabes et regarde les télévisions arabes. En 2010, il se demandait déjà ce qui se passait en voyant de plus en plus de mollahs et de cheiks dans les médias. Il me disait que la chaîne de télévision Al Jazeera en anglais n’avait rien à voir avec Al Jazeera en arabe. Cette traînée de poudre - c’est le cas de le dire -, du Maghreb au Yémen, en passant par la Syrie et l’Irak, n’est pas un hasard. Sans doute faudrait-il téléphoner au Pentagone pour savoir qui a fait tomber les uns après les autres tous ces dominos, mais la ligne est toujours occupée.
Vous connaissez bien l’Egypte que vous avez visitée à de nombreuses reprises. Quelles sont vos impressions de ce pays et notamment la situation des femmes et des journalistes?
Je suis scandalisée par ce qui se passe en Egypte et mon mari est démoralisé par ce qui se passe dans son pays. Ils ont remplacé un aviateur par un général des armées de terre. Rien n’a changé sinon que les gens sont plus pauvres, que la corruption est toujours là, que cela est dangereux de sortir, comme me le dit ma nièce. C’est un miroir pervers que les uns et les autres se renvoient. Lorsque je regarde la télévision égyptienne, il y a une dichotomie entre les journalistes femmes qui ne portent pas le voile et les femmes dans la rue qui sont de plus en plus voilées. J’ai l’impression que l’Egypte est devenu un pays avec un corps sans tête où il n’y a plus de vie intellectuelle. Les livres non coraniques ont disparus des librairies. En Egypte, comme en Syrie, les gens les plus instruits qui étaient la structure du pays s’en vont car ils sont les seuls à pouvoir se payer le luxe de partir. Le Moyen-Orient vit une immense tragédie. Les télévisions de ces pays ne montrent plus les intellectuels, les musiciens, les artistes ou les sites témoins de notre Histoire qui sont en train de disparaître.
N’y a-t-il pas un paradoxe de voir que les technologies de la communication ont libéré la parole des peuples dans les pays que nous avons mentionnés et qu’une fois que les révolutions ou « les printemps arabes » ont eu lieu il est difficile de comprendre ce qui s’est passé ?
Il n’y a eu que des paroles, car ces gens, aussi touchants soient-ils, n’avaient aucune structure. Il ne suffit pas de belles paroles pour administrer et gérer un pays. On l’a vu également en Afghanistan, par exemple à l’époque de Massoud, qui ne s’en est pas sorti alors qu’il était pourtant aimé de son peuple. Pourquoi ? Parce que c’était un guerrier et non un administrateur.
Pour en revenir à l’Egypte, comment faut-il comprendre le fait que les Frères Musulmans aient eu un telle popularité parmi le peuple ?
Je raconte dans mon dernier livre que j’étais allée au Caire il y plusieurs années avec Farag, dans les quartiers les plus pauvres. Nous sommes arrivés devant une mosquée, sous un soleil de plomb. Des veuves de guerre qui n’avaient jamais reçu leur pension venaient à la mosquée pour pouvoir subsister car la mosquée était le seul endroit où on leur donnait à manger. Ce jour-là, elles recevaient du pain et une orange. Adossée à la mosquée, il y avait une petite clinique ouverte à tout le monde, avec de jeunes médecins qui faisaient un tournus pour soigner les gens gratuitement. Un peu plus loin, une petite bibliothèque permettait d’emprunter des livres. Pourquoi voulez-vous que ces gens ne votent pas pour les Frères Musulmans, puisque l’Etat ne s’occupe pas d’eux? Si l’Etat n’assure pas les services sociaux, un espace vide se crée et en Egypte cet espace a été occupé par les mosquées. Il ne faut pas chercher des idéologies. Dans neuf cas sur dix, si les gens vont de plus en plus à la mosquée, c’est pour des raisons très concrètes. Celles et ceux qui n’ont pas les moyens d’acheter un médicament s’ils sont malades savent qu’ils pourront l’obtenir à la mosquée.
Qu’en est-il des femmes ?
Des jeunes filles se disent qu’en allant à la mosquée, elles vont peut-être rencontrer un garçon qui leur plaira et qui pourra devenir leur mari. Elles ne seront ainsi pas obligées d’épouser leur cousin. C’est toute une structure qu’il faut aussi voir avec leurs yeux et pas seulement avec notre regard d’Occidentaux. Ne faut-il pas aussi leur donner la parole et essayer de comprendre pourquoi tant d’hommes et de femmes votent pour les Frères Musulmans ?
Les journalistes ne le font-ils pas assez ?
Les journalistes font ce que leur rédaction attend d’eux. Je connais des reporters qui aimeraient avoir plus de temps pour donner la parole aux petites gens et expliquer la complexité des situations au public, mais pourront-ils vendre leurs reportages ? Car ce n’est plus cela que l’on attend d’eux, mais des images fortes ou des entretiens choc.
Que peut faire une petite structure telle que la Presse Emblème Campagne qui tente de sensibiliser les diplomates à l’ONU sur la nécessité d’assurer une protection aux journalistes dans les zones dangereuses ?
Le fait que la PEC donne un coup de projecteur à la situation des journalistes dans les zones dangereuses est important. Car les diplomates sont souvent dans leur bulle et il est primordial qu’ils se rendent comptent de ce qui se passe dans les zones dangereuses. On parle beaucoup, des journalistes occidentaux qui se rendent dans les points chauds. Lorsqu’un journaliste américain est arrêté, tout le monde en parle, mais le 95% des professionnels de l’information sont des locaux qui travaillent sur place. Ceux-là risquent leur vie tous les jours. Eux aussi doivent être protégés. A cet égard, le travail de fond effectué par Reporters sans frontières (RSF) est crucial car ils s’occupent des correspondants qui sont sur place 365 jours par année.
L’ONU, l’Unesco, RSF, la PEC et autres organisations doivent-elles en faire plus ou une plus grande visibilité ne contribue-t-elle pas, involontairement, à renforcer la détermination de ceux qui enlèvent des journalistes?
C’est un paradoxe en effet. Tout au long de l’histoire, dans toute situation de chaos total, des enlèvements ont eu lieu, notamment au Moyen-Orient et à l’époque à Beyrouth, par exemple. Ce qui est effrayant c’est qu’aujourd’hui les journalistes sont particulièrement visés. Il est aussi important de donner la parole aux journalistes qui ne racontent pas que la guerre. Et il faut également interviewer des artistes et des poètes. Dans tous les livres que j’ai consacrés aux pays dont nous parlons, j’ai tenté de dire qu’il n’y a pas que la politique et l’économie, qu’il y a des artistes, des femmes, des enfants, des personnes âgées, des couleurs, qu’il y a la vie. Il faut rappeler au grand public que le Moyen-Orient ce n’est pas seulement la guerre. Et ne pas oublier la dignité de ces personnes, car lorsqu’on respecte la dignité des peuples, on contribue à amener la paix.
Après les reportages et les livres que vous avez écrits, dont ces « Mémoires ébouriffantes » qui viennent de paraître, quel est votre prochain défi professionnel ?
Pas de nouveau défi livresque à l’horizon. J’ai l’intention de me consacrer pendant un certain temps à mes photos. J’en ai exposées un grand nombre à New York, Genève, Paris et au Canada et je compte continuer. Je donne aussi des conférences suite à la parution de ce livre de mémoires. J’ai mis quatre à l’écrire, parce que je devais tout retrouver dans ma tête. Je n’ai pas ouvert un seul de mes carnets de notes qui sont tous dans mes tiroirs. La seule chose que j’ai voulu confirmer était des dates. Je voulais que les gens comprennent aussi pourquoi, après le décès de mon frère et l’accident qui a coûté la vie à mes parents, j’étais si près de la souffrance des gens que je côtoyais. Je voulais que ce livre, qui relate ma vie, ne décrive pas seulement des faits, mais qu’il se lise comme un roman, avec des atmosphères, des visages et des émotions.
Propos recueillis par Luisa Ballin, vice-présidente de la PEC
Exclusive Interview with Laurence Deonna, journalist, writer, "To be published, the reporter and the photographer must move closer to the drama at the risk of their lives" - Interview by Luisa Ballin for PEC
Journalist, photographer, reporter and writer traveler, winner of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 1987, the Genevan Laurence Deonna just published her latest book titled "Ruffled Memories" (Editions de l'Aire / Ginkgo). This connoisseur of the Middle East has granted an exclusive interview to the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC).
Luisa Ballin. What are your thoughts after the tragic events that took place in Paris recently: the assassination of several cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo magazine, police and citizens of Jewish faith who were in a kosher supermarket?
Laurence Deonna. "I am Charlie." Huge crowds. They were thousands and thousands to take to the streets to pay tribute to a beheaded newspaper that they may never have read. All for "Charlie Hebdo"! All for free speech! All for democracy! Often themselves objects of cartoonists, the Heads of State marching in serried ranks. Touching, it was, it is true, and yet I could not help but think of the crazy excitement of the early days of the Arab Spring and its flowers now withered, bloody, Libya, Syria and Yemen. As for television interviews that have marked the tragic moments about which you speak, I want to tell you: men, almost exclusively men. The world has not changed. The world is still owned by them. Freedom of expression for women is when?
How has the profession of reporter covering dangerous areas evolved since the time you went out on assignment for the Journal de Genève?
When I wrote this book of memories "Ruffled Memories" I felt as if I was a hundred years old, and everything I talking about was so ancient! Whereas if you look at the eternity of humanity, in only a few years the world has changed a lot, especially in the area of reporting. I always thought that technologies more than ideologies changed people and that's what we see this time. In my time, when we left, there were not all these checks at airports or phobia of terrorism. Certainly, there was a great solitude, no mobile phones, no computers, we were alone. If we managed to get a phone line, you had to book at a certain time, between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, or send a telegram, often not knowing if there was a post office where one was going.
At the time was the work of a reporter and a photographer more dangerous or less risky than today?
I think it was less dangerous. Shortly before her death, I spoke with Ella Maillart (Editor's note: Genevese writer, photographer and world traveler who was her friend). She told me that she could not have done today all she had done, such as crossing Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, areas that I know well. It is also more dangerous because we have rushed into a society of unbridled and frightening consumerism where everything sells. Blood, for example, sells very well. To be published, the reporter and the photographer must move closer to the drama, at the risk of their lives. I found it noble enough to die for a cause, but I find it pathetic and saddening to die for a press group.
You went to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, extremely dangerous countries today. Would you go back to write stories today?
I would not in order to do stories. Yet it is important to tell things in other words than those we see all day on TV or hear all day on the radio because we always hear the same words, while millions of people think differently. It is this variety of speech that’s lacking because it always revolves around dramatic events. What I liked during my reporting was listening to little people. I loved to take my time, which is impossible today because one must sell at all costs, to be the first to give the news. How can we really see a country, listen to people, describe the landscape or, for instance, look at posters that tell so much? That seems extremely difficult today, to observe the small details that make the richness of a true story. I will not return to Syria.
Why? Because it is extremely dangerous?
Because it would make me cry. I knew the country in the 60s and it probably had looked like the same Syria for centuries. Men are there, as in Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere, to kill an entire civilization, to disfigure a culture that has existed for centuries. This is part of a global upheaval as violent as the fall of the Roman Empire and the industrial revolution. We are in the eye of a hurricane and we do not know what will come out. This world will happily remain in my photos that have almost become archives. When I look, I have tears in my eyes because these places were bombed or paved over. This may sound naive but I like to keep these pictures of beauty.
You know the Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, you have also been awarded the Unesco Prize for Peace Education in 1987 for your book "The war in two voices". What do you think of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
It is certain that today I could not write "The war in two voices" because, unlike what we hoped for and what, indeed, pacifists both Israeli and Palestinian still hope for, hatreds have so hardened that I do not see the end of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When I arrived in the Middle East, in the middle of the war in 1967 and even later, we still felt, paradoxically, a dialogue was possible, but now it has become impossible. Everything is fixed: in geography, in hatred, heads, hearts. I talk about this in my memoirs because I wanted to remind people that there are men and women of peace. The high US-Israeli policy is clear, particularly as regards Syria.
In what respect is Israeli-American policy clear?
Why were the Americans so quick to go bomb the DAESH (Editor's note: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - ISIL) in Iraq and why have they not moved to Syria? Because a dictatorial state like that of Bashar Assad more suited Israel than a somewhat democratic state. I am married to an Arab (note: her husband, Farag Moussa, is Egyptian) who reads Arabic newspapers and watches Arab television. In 2010, he was already wondering what was going on, seeing more and more mullahs and sheiks in the media. He said that Al Jazeera in English had nothing to do with Al Jazeera in Arabic. This gunpowder trail running from the Maghreb to Yemen, through Syria and Iraq, is not accidental. Probably we should call the Pentagon to ask who made all these dominoes fall over one after the other, but the line is always busy.
You know Egypt, you have visited there many times. What are your impressions of this country and in particular the situation of women and journalists?
I am outraged by what is happening in Egypt and my husband is demoralized by what is happening in his country. They replaced an airman by a general of the land armies. Nothing has changed except that people are poor, that there is still corruption, it’s dangerous to go out, as I told my niece. It’s a perverse mirror that each turns toward the other. When I watch Egyptian TV, there is a dichotomy between women journalists who do not wear headscarves and women in the street who are more and more veiled. I feel that Egypt has become a country with a headless body where there is no more intellectual life. Non Quranic books have disappeared from bookstores. In Egypt, as in Syria, the most educated people who gave the country its structure are leaving because they are the only ones who can afford to leave. The Middle East is experiencing a great tragedy. Televisions of these countries no longer show intellectuals, musicians, artists or the historical sites that are disappearing.
Is it not a paradox to see that communication technologies have freed speech of the peoples in the countries we mentioned and that once the revolutions or "Arab Springs" had taken place it is difficult to understand what happened?
There were only words, because these people, as touching as they are, had no structure. It takes more than nice words to administer and manage a country. We saw also in Afghanistan, for example, at the time of Massoud, who did not succeed although he was beloved by his people. Why? Because he was a warrior, not a manager.
To return to Egypt, how should we understand the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood had such popularity among the people?
In my most recent book I tell how I went many years ago with Farag to the poorest neighborhoods in Cairo. We arrived in front of a mosque, under a blazing sun. War widows who had not received their pension came to the mosque in order to survive because the mosque was the only place where they were given food. That day, they received bread and an orange. Up against the mosque there was a small clinic open to everyone, with young doctors who rotated to treat people free. A little further, people could borrow books from a small library. Why would these people not vote for the Muslim Brotherhood, since the state does not care about them? If the state does not provide social services, a void is created and in Egypt this space was occupied by mosques. Do not look for ideologies. In nine cases out of ten, if people are going more and more to the mosque, it's for very specific reasons. Those who do not have the means to buy medicine if they are ill know they can get it at the mosque.
What about women?
Girls say that by going to the mosque, they will perhaps meet a boy they will like and who could become their husband. They will thus not be obliged to marry their cousin. It is a structure that we must also see with their eyes and not just with our eyes of Westerners. Should we not also give them a voice and try to understand why so many men and women vote for the Muslim Brotherhood?
Do journalists not do enough?
Journalists do what their editors expected of them. I know reporters who would like to have more time to give a voice to ordinary people and explain the complexity of the situations to the public, but will they sell their stories? For it is not that that is expected of them, but rather strong shock images or interviews.
What can be done by a small structure like the Press Emblem Campaign which attempts to educate diplomats at the United Nations on the need to protect journalists in dangerous areas?
The fact that the PEC shines a spotlight on the situation of journalists in dangerous areas is important. Because diplomats are often in their bubble and it is essential that they realize what is happening in hazardous areas. There is much talk of Western journalists who travel to hot spots. When a US journalist is arrested, everyone talks about it, but 95% of information workers are locals who work there. They are risking their lives every day. They too must be protected. In this regard, the substantive work done by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is crucial because they deal with correspondents who are there 365 days a year.
Should the UN, Unesco, RSF, the PEC and other organizations do more or does greater visibility contribute unwittingly to strengthening the resolve of those who abduct journalists?
It is a paradox indeed. Throughout history, in any situation of total chaos, abductions took place, including in the Middle East and at the time of Beirut, for example. What is frightening is that today journalists are targeted. It is also important to give a voice to those who do not only talk about war. And one must also interview artists and poets. In all the books I have devoted to the countries we are talking about, I have tried to say that there are not only politics and the economy, that there are artists, women, children, the elderly, colours, there is life. We must remind the public that the Middle East is not only the war. And do not forget the dignity of these people, because when we respect the dignity of the people, it helps to bring peace.
After the articles and books you have written, including those "Ruffled Memories" just published, what is your next professional challenge?
No new book-writing challenge on the horizon. I intend to devote myself for a while to my photos. I have exhibited a lot in New York, Geneva, Paris and Canada, and I intend to continue. I also give lectures following the publication of this book of memoirs. It was easy to write, because I had everything in my head. I have not opened a single one of my notebooks, which are all put away in drawers. The only thing I needed to do was confirm dates. I wanted people to understand why, after the death of my brother and the accident that claimed the lives of my parents, I was so close to the suffering of the people I had rubbed shoulders with. I wanted this book, which tells the story of my life, not only to describe facts, but to read like a novel, with atmospheres, faces and emotions.
Interview by Luisa Ballin, PEC vice-president
***13.01.2015. JE SUIS CHARLIE. La PEC n’est pas d’accord avec la nouvelle publication de « Charlie Hebdo » - The PEC does not agree with the new publication of "Charlie Hebdo" - La organización internacional de periodistas Campana Emblema de Prensa (PEC) no está de acuerdo con la nueva publicación de "Charlie Hebdo"
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La PEC n’est pas d’accord avec la nouvelle publication de « Charlie Hebdo »
Genève, 13 janvier 2015 (PEC) La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) tient à se distancer de la nouvelle publication de « Charlie Hebdo » distribuée mercredi 14 janvier dans les kiosques. Elle affirme que la caricature publiée en Une manque de sensibilité et jette de l’huile sur le feu alors qu’il faudrait apaiser les tensions.
« Nous comprenons la volonté de la rédaction de Charlie Hebdo de montrer qu’elle ne se laissera pas intimider par des extrémistes. Mais on ne peut pas tout dessiner, ni tout écrire. La liberté d’expression a des limites, celles fixées par le respect mutuel », a affirmé le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
« Les journalistes professionnels respectent des règles déontologiques. En particulier il faut éviter les propos diffamatoires et insultants », a-t-il ajouté.
La PEC a fermement condamné les attentats injustifiables de mercredi dernier contre le journal satirique français. Mais il faut maintenant calmer la situation et non pas faire le lit de l’extrémisme et du fanatisme par des provocations inutiles et blessantes, selon la PEC. C’est vrai pour toute religion, toute croyance quelles qu’elles soient.
La présidente de la PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi a souligné qu’il y a une ligne mince entre la liberté d’expression et d’opinion et l’éthique dans le journalisme. Par le passé et aujourd’hui « Charlie Hebdo » a franchi cette ligne, a-t-elle dit.
La PEC, une association de journalistes basée à Genève, se bat depuis plus de dix ans pour renforcer la protection des journalistes dans les zones dangereuses. Prendre certaines précautions dans le langage, comme dans l’apparence, fait partie des mesures élémentaires pour assurer la sécurité des journalistes.
The PEC does not agree with the new publication of "Charlie Hebdo"
Geneva, 13 January (PEC) - The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) wishes to distance itself from the new publication by “Charlie Hebdo” to be distributed Wednesday to the public. The PEC notes that the cartoon publishes in the front page is lacking in sensitivity and merely adds fuel to the fire whereas it is imperative to reduce tension.
PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen said that we understand the will of the editorial board of “Charlie Hebdo” to show that they will not give in to extremists but one cannot allow just anything to be drawn or written. Freedom of expression has limits, which are set by mutual respect.
“Professional journalists respect ethical rules. In particular, one must avoid defamatory and insulting words”, he added.
The PEC firmly condemned last Wednesday’s unjustifiable attacks on “Charlie Hebdo”. But now the situation calls for calm and not supporting extremism and fanaticism by useless and hurtful provocations, affirms the PEC. This holds for every religion, every belief, whatever it may be.
PEC president Hedayat Abdel Nabi stressed that there is a thin line between freedom of opinion and expression and ethical journalism, in the case of “Charlie Hebdo” the line has been crossed in the past and today.
The PEC, a Geneva based NGO created by journalists, is struggling for more than a decade for the protection of journalists in dangerous areas. Taking certain precautions in use of language, as in appearance, is part of those elementary measures that help assure journalists’ safety.
La organización internacional de periodistas Campana Emblema de Prensa (PEC) no está de acuerdo con la nueva publicación de "Charlie Hebdo"
Ginebra, 13 enero 2015 (PEC). La organización Campana Emblema de Prensa (Press Emblem Campaign, PEC), expresa su distanciamiento y desacuerdo con la nueva publicación de « Charlie Hebdo » distribuido el miércoles 14 de enero último, en kioscos de varios países. PEC afirma que la caricatura publicada es una falta de sensibilidad y que pone combustible al fuego, justo ahora cuando lo que más hace falta es relajar las tensiones.
« Comprendemos la voluntad de la redacción de "Charlie Hebdo", sobre el hecho de no dejarse intimidar por extremistas. Pero no se puede diseñarlo todo, ni escribirlo todo. La libertad de expresión tiene sus límites, los fijados por el respeto mutuo», afirmó el Secretario General de PEC, Blaise Lempen.
« Los comunicadores professionnels respetan las reglas que exige la deontología periodística. En particular, hace falta evitar propósitos difamatorios e insultantes », explicó Lempen.
PEC ha condenado firmemente los atentados injustificables del miércoles (07 enero 2015) contra el semanal satírico francés. Pero ahora, lo que hace falta es calmar la situación y no hacerle el juego al extremismo ni al fanatismo por medio de provocaciones inútiles e hirientes. Esto es válido para toda religión y cualquier tipo de creencia, cualquiera que esta fuere, según PEC.
De su parte, la Presidenta de PEC Hedayat Abdel Nabi, ha insistido en que existe una línea muy fina entre la libertad de expresión, libertad de opinión, y la ética en el periodismo. En el pasado y hoy mismo « Charlie Hebdo » a franqueado esa línea, afirmó Hedayat.
PEC, es una organización de periodistas asentada en Ginebra, se bate desde hace más de diez años por reforzar la protección de periodistas en zonas de conflictivas. Tomar ciertas precauciones en el lenguaje, como en la apariencia, hace parte de medidas elementales para proteger la seguridad de los periodistas.
بيان لحملة الشارة
حملة الشارة الدولية لا تتفق مع كاريكاتور اليوم من صحيفة تشارلي إبدو
جنيف في 13 يناير (الشارة الدولية) – أعلنت اليوم حملة الشارة الدولية لحماية الصحفيين انها لا تتفق مع نشر صحيفة تشارلي ابدو من جديد لكاريكاتور مسيء للرسول عليه الصلاة و السلام و التي ستوزع الأربعاء على الجمهور.
و أضافت حملة الشارة أن الكاريكاتور يتجاهل مشاعر المنتمين للدين الحنيف و يسكب الزيت على النار بدلا من المساعدة على وئد التوتر الحالي.
و صرح سكرتير عام الحملة بليز ليمبان اننا نتفهم إرادة مجلس تحرير تشارلي ابدو بأنه لن يستسلم للمتطرفين و لكننا لا نستطيع ان نترك الأشياء تتفاقم بأن نكتب و نرسم ما نراه فقط، مشيراً إلى أن حرية الرأي و التعبير لها حدود و أهم عناصرها الاحترام المتبادل.
و أضاف أن المهنيون من الصحفيين لديهم رؤية تحترم بعض المفاهيم و بصفة خاصة التي تتصل بالشتائم و ازدراء الأديان و الأعراق و غيرهما.
كانت حملة الشارة قد أدانت و بقوة الاعتداء على تشارلي ابدو في الأسبوع الماضي و لكنها ترى أنه بعد أن هدأت الساحة نوعاً ما فعليهم ألا يسلمون الموقف إلى المتطرفين و المتعصبين بعمل أشياء غير مرغوب فيها تؤدي إلى الإثارة و تجرح الأخر هذا ينطبق على كل الأديان، و على كل المؤمنين في كافة أنحاء الأرض.
و قالت رئيسة حملة الشارة الدولية هدايت عبد النبي أن الخط الرفيع الذي يفصل ما بين حرية الرأي و التعبير و المسئولية الأخلاقية في الصحافة خط يجب عدم تجاوزه و في هذا الصدد فقد تخطت تشارلي ابدو هذا الخط الرفيع.
إن حملة الشارة الدولية منظمة غير حكومية مقرها جنيف تكافح منذ أكثر من عقد من الزمان من أجل زيادة الحماية للصحفيين في المناطق الخطرة و ترى أنه لابد من العناية بالكلمات و الرسوم فهما من الإجراءات الضرورية لضمان سلامة الصحفيين.
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***09.01.2015. JE SUIS CHARLIE. CEREMONIE A L'ONU A GENEVE EN HOMMAGE AUX 12 VICTIMES DE L'ATTAQUE CONTRE CHARLIE HEBDO A PARIS, DONT HUIT JOURNALISTES
Minute de silence dans la salle de presse au Palais des Nations: à gauche la présidente de l'ACANU (Association des correspondants auprès de l'ONU) Gabriela Sotomayor a exprimé sa solidarité également au nom de la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) aux côtés du Haut Commissaire aux droits de l'homme, du directeur général de l'ONU, de l'ambassadeur de France, du directeur du Club suisse de la presse et de la cheffe du service de l'information de l'ONU (pec)
Minute de silence à l'ONU à Genève en hommage aux victimes
Une centaine de journalistes et porte-paroles des agences de l'ONU à Genève ont respecté vendredi matin une minute de silence en hommage aux victimes de l'attentat contre "Charlie Hebdo". Le directeur général de l'ONU et le Haut Commissaire aux droits de l'homme ont exprimé leur solidarité.
"Nous sommes tous Charlie", a déclaré le directeur général de l'ONU Michael Møller. L'attaque perpétrée à Paris mercredi "aura l'effet contraire, celui de renforcer notre détermination à défendre la tolérance et la liberté d'expression", a-t-il dit.
Il a aussi exprimé sa sympathie aux familles des deux journalistes tunisiens assassinés jeudi en Libye par une branche de l'Etat islamique (EI). Sur deux écrans de la salle de presse étaient inscrits en lettres géantes: "Je suis Charlie".
Pas de représailles
"Nous n'avons pas besoin de représailles. Ni l'Islam ni le multiculturalisme en Europe ne doivent être blâmés pour l'attaque sanglante d'il y a deux jours, comme des dirigeants d'extrême-droite ont commencé à le dire", a déclaré le Haut Commissaire aux droits de l'homme Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein.
Pour un musulman comme lui (le Haut Commissaire est Jordanien), certains dessins de "Charlie Hebdo" étaient offensants, comme pour tout musulman, a-t-il confié. Cependant, la réponse n'est pas le meurtre, mais le respect du droit de chacun à s'exprimer et une plus grande compréhension mutuelle, a dit le prince Zeid.
Détermination de la France
L'ambassadeur de France à l'ONU Nicolas Niemtchinow a affirmé la détermination de la France à défendre les valeurs universelles dans le cadre des enceintes de l'ONU à Genève. "Notre volonté de défendre les libertés est totale", a-t-il dit, en soulignant l'engagement diplomatique de la France en faveur de la liberté de la presse au Conseil des droits de l'homme.
"Nous envoyons aujourd'hui un message clair: nous ne serons pas intimidés par les actes barbares des extrémistes. Nous n'avons pas peur", a affirmé Gabriela Sotomayor, présidente de l'Association des correspondants auprès de l'ONU (ACANU), s'exprimant également au nom de l'Association de la Presse étrangère (APES) en Suisse et de la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC).
Enfin Guy Mettan, directeur du Club suisse de la presse et représentant Cartooning for Peace, un groupe de dessinateurs créé à Genève par Plantu et Chappatte, a exprimé sa solidarité au nom des nombreux dessinateurs frappés par la mort de leurs confrères français de "Charlie Hebdo". (selon ATS)
***07.01.2015. Attaque contre "Charlie Hebdo" à Paris: la Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) horrifiée s’interroge sur les raisons d’un acte révoltant (English, Spanish and Arabic after French)
La PEC horrifiée s’interroge sur les raisons d’un acte révoltant et appelle à un apaisement des conflits au Moyen-Orient
Genève, 7 janvier 2015 (PEC) La Presse Emblème Campagne (PEC) est horrifiée par l’attaque qui a fait 12 morts et plusieurs blessés à la rédaction du journal français « Charlie Hebdo » mercredi. Elle condamne une atteinte révoltante à la liberté d’expression, visant en particulier quatre caricaturistes renommés, symboles de la tolérance.
« L’année 2015 commence malheureusement sur la même pente ascendante de la violence que l’année 2014 avec des attaques indiscriminées contre des civils, dont des journalistes. Il faut en trouver la raison dans un Moyen-Orient transformé en poudrière par les rivalités régionales et les interventions extérieures », a affirmé le secrétaire général de la PEC Blaise Lempen.
La PEC exprime ses plus sincères condoléances aux familles des victimes et au personnel de « Charlie Hebdo ». Elle se tient aux côtés des autres associations de journalistes, de la presse et du gouvernement français pour défendre la liberté de l’information face au retour de la barbarie.
« Cet acte horrible perpétré en plein Paris doit pousser les dirigeants politiques à enfin régler, par la diplomatie et non par les armes, les conflits sanglants qui enveniment le Proche-Orient. Seuls des gens désespérés et poussés à bout peuvent commettre des actes aussi insensés. On ne peut pas laisser pourrir des conflits comme en Syrie et en Irak sans conséquences dommageables », a déclaré Blaise Lempen.
Pourquoi la France ? Qui sont les commanditaires ? La France doit faire en sorte que tous les auteurs de ce drame et surtout leurs commanditaires soient identifiés et sanctionnés.
La liberté d'expression est intangible et aucune concession ne doit être faite à ceux qui veulent l'abattre. La PEC honore le combat pour la liberté des caricaturistes partout dans le monde.
La PEC rappelle que l’année 2014 a été la seconde année la plus meurtrière pour les journalistes après 2012 sur une période de dix ans avec 138 travailleurs des médias tués.
PEC Press release
The PEC, horrified, can only wonder what is behind the attack and calls for a peaceful solution to the conflicts in the Middle East
Geneva, 7 January 2015 (PEC) The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) is horrified by the attack that resulted in a dozen deaths and many wounded at the headquarters of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. It condemns a despicable attack against freedom of expression, targeting in particular four well-known cartoonists, symbols of tolerance.
"The year 2015 unfortunately is beginning on the same upward slope of violence that characterized 2014, with indiscriminate attacks against civilians, including journalists. The motivation behind this is to be found in a Middle East transformed into a powder keg by regional rivalries and foreign interventions," declared the PEC Secretary-General Blaise Lempen.
The PEC expresses its most sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the personnel of Charlie Hebdo. It stands in solidarity with other journalist associations, with the media and with French government in defending freedom of information, faced with a regression to barbarity.
"This horrible act perpetrated within the center of Paris should prompt the political leaders to finally settle, by diplomacy and not by force of arms, the bloody conflicts that envenom the Middle East. Only persons who are desperate and pushed beyond the limit commit such senseless acts. One cannot let conflicts such those in Syria and in Iraq degenerate without dreadful consequences," Blaise Lempen continued.
Why France ? Who ordered the attack? France must do everything possible so that the perpetrators of this crime, and especially those directing them, are identified and sanctioned.
No concession must be made to the detractors of freedom of expression. The PEC honors the fight for freedom of all cartoonists around the world.
The PEC recalls that 2014 was the second most murderous year for journalists over the previous ten years, after 2012, with 138 media employees killed.
Comunicado de la PEC (español)
La PEC horrorizada se interroga sobre las razones de tan repugnante acto y exhorta al apaciguamiento de los conflictos en el Medio Oriente.
Ginebra, 7 enero 2015 (PEC) La Campaña Emblema de Prensa (PEC*) está horrorizada por el ataque a la redacción del periódico francés « Charlie Hebdo », que ha dejado 12 muertos y numerosos heridos el miércoles. La PEC condena el repugnante ataque a la libertad de expresión, enfocado en particular contra cuatro renombrados caricaturistas, símbolos de la tolerancia.
« El año 2015 lamentablemente ha comenzado con la misma escalada de violencia que caracterizó 2014, con ataques indiscriminados a civiles, entre ellos periodistas. Hay que hallar razón en un Medio Oriente transformado en polvorín por las rivalidades regionales y las intervenciones extranjeras », ha afirmado el secretario general de la PEC, Blaise Lempen.
La PEC expresa sus más sinceras condolencias a los familiares de las víctimas y al personal de « Charlie Hebdo ». La Campaña se une a otras asociaciones de periodistas, de la prensa y del gobierno francés para defender la libertad de información frente al regreso de la barbarie.
« Este horrible acto perpetrado en pleno Paris debe empujar a los dirigentes políticos a resolver de una vez por todas, por la via diplomática y no por las armas, los sangrientos conflictos que infectan el Medio Oriente. Solo gentes desesperadas y llevadas al límite pueden cometer actos tan insensatos. No se puede dejar podrir conflictos como los de Siria e Iraq sin consecuencias perjudiciales », ha declarado Blaise Lempen.
Por qué Francia ? Quiénes son los patrocinadores ? En este tipo de ataques terroristas, hay siempre represalias y arreglos de cuentas que subyacen. Francia debe asegurar que todos los autores de este drama y sobre todo sus patrocinadores sean identificados y sancionados.
La libertad de expresión es intocable y no se debe hacer ninguna concesión a aquellos que pretenden abolirla. La PEC rinde honores al combate por la libertad que realizan los caricaturistas en cualquier parte del mundo.
La Campaña Emblema de Prensa recuerda que el año 2014 ha sido el segundo año más mortífero después de 2012 sobre un periodo de diez años, con 138 trabajadores de los medios asesinados.
* - PEC, siglas en inglés
بيان حملة الشارة
إدانة كاملة لعملية الهجوم على المجلة الفرنسية
جنيف (حملة الشارة) ٧ يناير -- أعلنت حملة الشارة الدولية عن كامل إدانتها لعملية الهجوم على المجلة الفرنسية تشارلي أبدو اليوم و الذي أدى الى مقتل العديد من الصحفيين مشيرة الى انه هجوم مخيف و موجه ضد حرية الرأي و التعبير بمقتل عدد من رسامي الكاريككاتور و عدد من العاملين في المجلة.
و صرح سكرتير عام الحملة بليز ليمبان بان هذه السنة بدأت مثل السنة الماضية في بدايتها بهجمات عشوائية ضد مدنيين من بينهم صحفيين.
و تتقدم الحملة بخالص تعازيها لأسر الضحايا و العاملين في مجلة تشارلي أبدو، و تقف الحملة بصلابة مع بقية المنظمات الصحفية و الحكومة الفرنسية بالتمسك بحرية الراى و التعبير و عدم العودة الى الهمجية.
و أكدت الحملة الدولية ان فرنسا عليها ان تقف في مقدمة الصفوف لتقديم مرتكبي هذا الحادث البربري و القيادة الخاصة بهم الى العدالة. .
و تذكر الحملة ان ٢٠١٤ كانت أسوأ سنة من حيث مقتل الصحفيين و جاءت في المرتبة الثانية بعد عام ٢٠١٢. يذكر ان ١٣٨ من الصحفيين قتلوا في ٢٠١٤.
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***05.01.2015. PEC annual report – updated : 138 journalists killed in 32 countries in 2014 - 2014 deadliest year after 2012
More than 1000 journalists killed in 9 years
The figure for the past nine years during which the PEC has been keeping track, stands at more than 1000 journalists (1048, to be precise).
During the past five years (2010 to 2014), the figure stands at a total of 624 journalists killed, which is an average of 125 annually, or 2.4 per week.