WORLD PRESS REEDOM DAY

World Press Freedom Day

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PREVIEW TO MAY--,WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY...
In the past decade or so I gathered the names of journalists from Iran and around the world,who were prisoned or killed.Now I start to bring the list to this site and ask for your contributions to expand it.
This postcard will be completed by the month of May and World Press Freedom Day

MASSACRE OF 12 JOURNALISTS IN SOUTHERN MAGUINDANASO PROVINCE,SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES,NOV.2009

MAZIAR BAHARI,IRANIAN CANADIAN FROM NEWSWEEK

SHIRIN EBADI,NOBLE PEACE LAUREATE,FROM IRAN

AKBAR GANJI,IRAN
+LUBNA HUSSEIN,SUDANESE JOURNALIST,FOR INDECENT DRESS,MEANING WEARING PANTS.
LUBNA WAS FINED 200 DOLLARS OR GOING TO JAIL.SHE CHOSE PRISON BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO DO SOME MORE RESEARCH THERE!

+PARVIZ KAMBAKHSH ,JOURNALIST OF BALKH UNIVERSITY,MAZAR SHARIF,AFGHANESTAN,FOR WRITING ABOUT WOMEN RIGHTS.

LUNA LEE AND LAURA LING,BOTH FROM U.S.,IN NORTH KOREA

DIGITAL FREEDOM,FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

DIGITAL FREEDOM,FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Now that in George Mason University,The Virginia Opera is performing Wagner's epic Wlkyrie,and its Ring Cycle,one wants to think more of Dictators and their Devildomes.The disposable omnipotent gods of politics are loosing their powers everywhere,including Tunisia,Sudan,Egypt,Yemen...They are loosing their magic ring ,as well.So the first thing they do is taking control of media,while media,especially at digital age is uncontrollable,as is the people's willpower.Digital media,especifically is an extension of human minds and memories, and coud not and will not be intimidated or limited.
"EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT  TO FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION",According to Article 19,U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights,"THIS RIGHT INCLUDES FREEDOM TO SEEK,RECIEVE AND IMPART INFORMATION AND IDEAS THROUGH ANY MEDIA AND REGARDLESS OF FRONTIERS."
The other day when I unsuccessfully attempted to post my note on Bannad Books in Social Network,once again thought of freedom of expression in digital media .To prove its everlasting power,now I have decided to share my thoughts.

ANTHONY SHADID(1968-2012)

anthony shadid

b 26 sep 1968 lebanon 

d 16 feb 2012 syria 

The body of New York Times journalist,taken from Syria to Turkey following asthmatic attack and death

MARIE COLVIN (1956-2012)

marie colvin

b. new york,12 jan 1956

d. 23 feb 2012, homs,syria 

Marie Colvin,American war reporter,was assaulted by Syrians in Homs,and killed with French photographer Remi Ochlik,28,alongside two other wounded journalist.

She once said:

Craters,burned homes,mutilated bodies ,women weeping for children and husbands,men for their wives,mothers,children,...our mission is to report these horrors of war with accuracy and 

without prejudice.

Since November,there were numerous journalists beina killed in Homs ,and  Baba Amr section of town due to atrocities of Syrian Illegitimate government

remi ochlik

rami al-sayed

mazhar tayyara

giles jaquier
According to CPJ Committee to Protect Journalists:
Journalists also killed in Syria are
 Rami Al-Sayed,21 feb 2012
Mazhar Tayyara,4 feb 2012
Gile Jaquier , 11 jan 2012