Sunday’s newspapers focused on World Press Freedom Day and mobilizing service and relief efforts for those affected by the floods.
Al-Zawraa newspaper, which is published by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, quoted the President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Gamal Rashid, the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, the Speaker of the Parliament, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, and the Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, President of the Federation of Arab Journalists, Muayad Al-Lami, confirming their full support for consolidating the principle of freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of the media and protection of the journalist’s family.
Rashid said in a post on his account on the ‘X’ platform: ‘On World Press Freedom Day, we affirm our full support for consolidating the principle of freedom of opinion and expression and preparing the requirements for free journalistic and media work committed to professionalism, objectivity, and conveying the true picture, as this is a basic element for protecting the dem
ocratic experience in our country.’
He added: ‘My sincerest congratulations and blessings to journalists in Iraq and the world, and we also remember with reverence the martyrs of opinion and speech and their sacrifices for the sake of upholding the principles of freedom and democracy and achieving the dignity of the nation and its citizens.’
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed that professional journalistic work is a great responsibility and the best support for the government in its executive work.
Al-Sudani said, in his post “In order to carry out their work without restrictions or coercion, based on our constitution, which guarantees public freedoms.’
He added, ‘Professional journalistic work is a great responsibility and the best support for the government in its executive work, which it performs in the service of the people of our country and the prosperity of our country.’
For his part, Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, affirmed the Council
‘s full support for media freedom and the protection of the journalistic family in Iraq.
Al-Mandalawi said in a statement, ‘We extend our highest congratulations and blessings to the Iraqi journalistic family and the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, recalling the great sacrifices of journalists in Iraq, Palestine, and the world who gave their lives in sacrifice for the honest word and in defense of the freedom of their people.’
The head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, President of the Federation of Arab Journalists, Moayad, said in a blog post on the number of martyrs that reached more than 500 journalist martyrs at the hands of blind terrorism and the occupation forces, and among them were those who confronted the terrorist organization ISIS and conveyed the image of their blind darkness and contributed to conveying the courage and sacrifices of the brave Iraqi fighters, members of our military and security forces, the Popular Mobilization Forces, and the Peshmerg
a. They sacrificed their lives in order to consolidate the concepts of freedom of opinion, expression, and defense Iraq.
He continued: We also do not forget the martyrs of the press in Palestine, especially the martyrs of beloved Gaza at the hands of the brutal occupation forces. We salute their pure souls and salute their honorable families. Our great support for them will continue in the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate and through the Federation of Arab Journalists, which stood in righteousness with its people in Palestine, and it is a message to the world: Stop the aggression. and the killing of civilians. Greetings to all journalists around the world, from their brothers in Iraq and the Arab countries. Our hearts are together. We will not forget any oppressed person everywhere.
He pointed out that what is coming will be great to support the members of our Iraqi journalistic family in various areas of life. Thank you for every supportive, helpful and supportive stance towards journalists in Iraq and journali
sts around the world.
Regarding the flood wave, Al-Sabah newspaper said that Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, yesterday, Saturday, directed the continued mobilization of service and relief efforts for those affected by the flood waves.
A statement from his office stated, ‘The Prime Minister chaired a meeting devoted to discussing the effects of the recent rain wave, in the presence of the Minister of Interior, the Minister of Trade, the Mayor of Baghdad, the General Coordinator for Governorate Affairs, the Deputy Director of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, and a number of officials in several ministries.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency