Press release # 2

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‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ Press Release # 2 Erbil 9/9/2015 The freedom of expression in Iraq and Kurdistan region neither legally nor practically has reached the global standards. Despite the fact that there have been some legislative steps forward, there is no positive effect in practice. Coming ISIS and fight against terrorism have badly affected the condition of freedom of expression. Activists, journalists, and freedom fighters still face violations. The demonstrations in Bagdad and south of Iraq, as well as the problem of presidency in Kurdistan have showed that how the freedom of expression is restricted and violated. We have been witnesses of increasing the violations in different forms, which reflecting in hitting journalists, disrespecting activists, making problems for TV stations to broadcast their programs, and even arresting the activists and journalists. Even though the freedom protectors as individual and organization have been trying here and there to stop violations, the violations against activists still happening. To develop the capability of a group of freedom fighters who fight for freedom of expression in Iraq and Kurdistan, peace and freedom organization in Kurdistan (PFOK), peace generations network (PGN), and with help of Norwegian people aid (NPA) conduct a TOT session in Erbil. 35 activists participate in the session, which lasts for 5 days as a first step of the project (Promoting the freedom of association, expression and rights to information in Iraq and Kurdistan region), which will be continuing for 3 years. Sangar Youssif who is the representative of peace and freedom organization in Kurdistan and supervising the session talked about the project and session:“ The freedom of expression needs continuing efforts and group working. Hence, our project is a part of this effort and we try to


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ actively participate in developing the capability of freedom protectors, spreading the awareness about the freedom of expression, and limiting the violations that happening against the freedom of expression in Kurdistan. We work on this case to spreading the culture that not accepts any violation against the freedom of expression.” Redar Muhamad, who is the representative of peace generations network and supervising the session for participants coming from central and southern parts of Iraq talked about the project and said:" It is the goal of the session to develop capability of a group of youths and activists about the freedom of expression in central and southern parts of Iraq. In order to discover and reveal the deficiencies that exist in freedom of expression, accessing information, and association, through conducting seminars and workshops the participants in this session play an important role. In a conference that will be held in Bagdad, reports will be prepared and they will be given to the international organizations and those who are interested and have responsibilities for taking care of freedom of expression". Maryam Halaby, who is a participant in the session talked about the importance of the session and said:“ We got different and useful information about the rights relevant to the freedom of expression. Most people in Iraq me included think that there is only just freedom or human rights, while there are different types of freedom. We need experts especially lawyers to make people be familiar with the rights relevant to freedom. We also need continuous training sessions relevant to the freedom of expression.”


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ Abdulrahman Bamerny, who is another participant said" Despite the fact that I have been working on the freedom of expression for a long time, training session like this is so important. Wherever it is, when the freedom of expression does not exist, tribal authorities take advantage of that situation. It means that there is no law to be implemented. Consequently, what appears is the violence against women and even against children. What made me happy about this session was that they used appropriate criteria to choose the participants. The participants also participated actively in the session. The trainers had a very good capability to lead the training session.

Nyaz muhamad is another participant in the session, she shared her opinion about this session "It is a convenient time to opening the sessions like this and it is also the time to review the laws to improve the deficiency. In general, trainers were so good and had the capability to cover the topics. It would be better if there was a printed document relevant to the topics covered in the session in front of the participants".


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬

It should be said that when the session is over, each participants are going to open two sessions in their cities about the freedom of expression. All the participants at the end of this year will announce “the freedom of expression protector’s network” they also make a plan for their activities in the coming years about protecting the freedom of expression, association and accessing information in Iraq and Kurdistan.


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

‫‪Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan‬‬

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ ‫ندراوی‌رۆژنامهوانی‪:‬‬ ‫‌‬ ‫راگه ‌‬ ‫یه‬ ‫‌‬ ‫هةوليَر‬

‫‪5102/9/9‬‬

‫ئازادی بیرورا لهعێراق و ههرێمی كوردستاندا‪،‬تاوهكو ئێستا نه لهرووی یاسایی و نه لهرووی پراكتیكییهوه نهگهیشتۆته ئاستی‬ ‫پێوهره جیهانییهكان‪،‬ههرچهنده لهوبوارهدا ههندێك ههنگاوی یاسایی نراوه ‪،‬بهاڵم لهپراكتیزهكردندا كاریگهرییهكی ئیجابیانهی‬ ‫نهبووه‪.‬‬ ‫زهوتكردنی مافی ئازادی بیرورا‪،‬بهتایبهتی لهدوای سهرههڵدانی شهڕی دژ به تیرۆر و داعش لهئاستی ههرێم وعێراق درێژهی‬ ‫ههیه و بهتایبهتی لهوهتهی خۆپیشاندانهكان له بهغداوباشووری عێراق و سهرههڵدانی كێشهی سهرۆكایهتی ههرێم‬ ‫بهرتهسككردنهوهی ئازادی بیرورا دهربڕین و سوكایهتیكردن به چاالكوانان و تهشویش خستنه سهر كهناڵهكانی تهلهفزیۆن‬ ‫ودهستگیركردن‬

‫و‬

‫لێدان‬

‫له‬

‫رۆژنامهنووسان‬

‫و‬

‫پهرهیسهندۆتهوه‬

‫چاالكوانان‬

‫جارێكی‬

‫دیكه‪.‬‬

‫ئهگهرچی داكۆكیكهرانی مافی ئازادی بیرورا چ وهك تاك یان وهك رێكخراو لهم شارو ئهوی دیكه رووبهرووی ئهو‬ ‫پێشێلكارییانه بوونهتهوه‪،‬بهاڵم هێشتا پێشێلكارییهكان بهردهوامن‪.‬بهمهبهستی پهرهپێدانی توانای ژمارهیهك له داكۆكیكهرانی مافی‬ ‫ئازادی بیرورا له عێراق و كوردستاندا‪،‬رێكخراوی ئاشتی و ئازادی و تۆڕی نهوهكانی ئاشتی به پاڵپشتی فریاگوزاری میللهتی‬ ‫نهرویجی "‪"NPA‬‬

‫ههڵدهستن به كرددنهوهی خوولی راهێنانی راهێنهران له شاری ههولێر كه زیاتر له ‪ 53‬چاالكوان تیایدا‬

‫بهشدارن بۆ ماوهی پێنج رۆژ وهك سهرهتای دهستپێكردنی پڕۆژهی (بههێزكردنی مافی ئازادی بیرورا له عێراق و ههرێمی‬ ‫كوردستان)‬

‫كه‬

‫چاالكییهكانی‬

‫درێژه‬

‫دهكێشێت‬

‫بۆ‬

‫ماوهی‬

‫‪5‬‬

‫ساڵ‪.‬‬

‫نگهر‌یوسف‌صالح ‪،‬كه سهرپهرشتیاری خوولی راهێنانهكهیه له رێكخراوی ئاشتی و ئازادی لهبارهی پڕۆژهكهو خوولهكهوه‬ ‫سه ‌‬ ‫‌‬ ‫دهڵێت ‪:‬‬

‫"اکرکردن ەل بواری ئازادی بریوڕا اکرکردنێکە کە پێویس یت بە هەوڵی بەردەوام و دانەبڕاو و پێکەوەیی هەیە‪ ،‬ەلم چوارچێوەیەدا ڕێکخراوەکەمان ەل ڕێگای ئەم پڕۆژەیەوە‬ ‫هەوڵ دەدات بەشداریەیک اکرا باکت ەل بە هێزکردین تواانی چاالکواانین بواری ئازادی بریوڕا‪،‬باڵوکردنەوەی هۆش یاری ئازادی ڕادەربڕین و هەروەها بەرتەسککردنەوەی‬ ‫پێش ێلاکریەاکین دەرهەق بە ئازادی ڕادەربڕین ەل هەڕمیی کوردس تان بە جۆرێک کە لکتوری قبوڵنەکردین پێش یلاکریەاکن ەلسەر ئاس یت اتک و گروپ ببێت بە بەش ێک‬


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

‫‪Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan‬‬

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ ‫ەل فەرهەنگی ئەم کۆمەڵگایە‪" .‬‬ ‫رێدار‌دمحم‪،‬كه سهرپهرشتیاری خوولهكهیه له الیهن تۆڕی نهوهكانی ئاشتییهوه لهبارهی خوولهكهوه دهڵێت‪" :‬‬ ‫ئامانج لەم خولە پێگەیاندنی کۆمەڵێک لە گەنج و چالکوانە لە بواری ئازادی ڕادەربرین لە ناوەراست و باشوری عێراق‪ .‬لە‬ ‫پێناو دۆزینەوەو خستنە ڕووی بەربەست و کەموکوڕیەکانی بواری ئازادی‬ ‫ڕادەربڕین‪،‬بەدەستهێنانی زانیاری‪،‬و هەروەها ئازادی دروستکرندی کۆمەلەو‬ ‫ڕێکخراوەکان بەشداربوانی ئەم خولە لە ڕێگای ئەنجامدانی جەندین ۆرکشۆپ‬ ‫و سیمینارەوە بەشداریەکی کارایان دەبێت‪ .‬دواتر لە ڕیگای بەستنی‬ ‫کۆنفرانسێکەوە لە شاری بەغداد راپۆرتی تێروتەسەل ئامادە دەکرێت و‬ ‫دەدرێت بە الیەنی پەیوەندیدار و ڕێکخراوە نێودەولەتیەکان‪".‬‬ ‫‪.‬مهریهم‌حهلهبی‪ ،‬كه یهكێكه لهبهشداربووانی خوولی راهێنانی راهێنهران‬ ‫لهبارهی گرنگی خوولهكهوه دهڵێت‪:‬‬ ‫لهم‌خولهدا‌زانیاری‌جۆراو‌جۆرو‌بهسودمان‌لهسهر‌مافهکانی‌پهیوەست‌به‌ئازادی‌ڕادەربرینهوە‌وەرگرت‪‌.‬زۆرینهی‌خهلکی‌‬ ‫عێراق‌به‌خۆیشمهوە‌تهنها‌وا‌دەزانین‌که‌مافی‌مرۆڤ‌وە‌ئازادی‌ههیه‪‌،‬له‌کاتێکدا‌جۆرەکانی‌ئازادی‌زۆرن‌وە‌پێویستمان‌‬ ‫به‌خهلکی‌پسپۆر‌ههیه‌به‌تایبهت‌پارێزەران‌بۆ‌ئاشناکردنی‌خهلک‌بهم‌مافانه‌‪‌،‬وە‌پێویستیمان‌به‌کردنهوەی‌خولی‌بهردەوام‌‬ ‫ههیه‌له‌بواری‌ئازادی‌ڕادەربڕین‪.‬‬

‫عبدالرحمن بامەرنی كه یهکێکه له بهشداربوانی خوولهكه لهبارهی گرنگی خوولهكهوه دەڵێت‪:‬‬


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

‫‪Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan‬‬

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬ ‫"سهرەڕای‌کارکردنی‌زۆرم‌له‌بواری‌ئازادی‌بیروڕا‌‪،‬بهاڵم‌ئهم‌جۆرە‌خوالنه‌زۆر‌پێویستن‪‌.‬له‌ههر‌شوێنێک‌ئازادی‌بیروڕا‌‬ ‫نهبێت‌دەسهاڵتی‌عهشایهری‌سودمهندی‌یهکهمه‌و‌بێ‌یاسای‌و‌توندو‌تیژی‌دژی‌ئافرەتان‌وە‌مندااڵن‌پهرە‌دەسێنێ‪‌.‬ئهوەی‌‬ ‫جێگای‌دلخۆشی‌بوو‌بۆ‌من‌لهم‌خولهدا‌پێوەری‌ههڵبژاردنی‌بهشداربووان‌بوو‪‌،‬وە‌بهشداربووان‌بهشداریهکی‌چاالکیان‌کرد‌‬ ‫له‌خولهکهداو‌ڕاهێنهران‌توانایهکی‌باشیان‌ههبوو‌بۆ‌بهڕێوەبردنی‌خولهکه‪".‬‬ ‫نیاز‌دمحم‌که بهشداربوویهکی تری خولهکهیه سهبارەت به خولهکه دەڵێت‪:‬‬

‫کردنهەوەی ‌ئهم ‌خوله ‌زۆر ‌له ‌کاتی ‌خۆیدایهو ‌گونجاوە ‌بۆ ‌داهاتوی ‌کوردستان‪.‬کاتی ‌ئهوەیه ‌به ‌یاساو ‌به ‌سهرجهم‌‬ ‫ڕیزبهندیهکانماندا ‌بڕۆینهوە ‌بۆ ‌چاککردنی ‌کهلێنهکان‪‌ .‬به ‌گشتی ‌ڕاهێنهرەکانی ‌خولهکه ‌بهتوانا ‌بون ‌وە ‌زاڵبون ‌بهسهر‌‬ ‫بابهتهکاندا‪‌ .‬باشتر ‌دەبوو ‌ئهگهر ‌بتوانرایه ‌شتێکی ‌چاپکراو ‌ههبوایه ‌بۆ ‌بهشداربووان ‌له ‌کاتی ‌بهڕێوەچوونی ‌خولهکه‪.‬‬ ‫شایهنی باسه دوابهدوای تهواو بوونی ئهم خووله‪،‬ئهو راهێنهرانه لهههرشارێكدا ‪ 2‬خوولی دیكه دهكهنهوه ‪ .‬تێكڕای‬ ‫بهشداربووانی ههموو خوولهكان له كۆـایی ئهمساڵدا ‪ ،‬تۆڕی "داكۆكیهكهرانی لهمافی ئازادی بیروڕا" رادهگهیهنن و‪،‬پالنی كارو‬ ‫چاالكییهكانیان بۆ سااڵنی داهاتوو دهخهنه روو له داكۆكیكردن لهمافی ئازادی بیرورا و گردبوونهوه لهسهرتاسهری ههرێمی‬ ‫كوردستان و عێراقدا‬


‫ريَكخراوي ئاشيت وئازادي لةكوردستان‬

Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan

‫منظمة السالم والحرية في كوردستان‬

About the Organization 1-The Name of the Organization: Peace and Freedom Organization in Kurdistan 2-Contact Information: Address: Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Tel.: 00964(0)7707600575 e-mail: pfok2015@gmail.com

3-Contact person’s name and title: Abdullah Khalid Board director Mobile: 00964 (0) 750 415 0511 Email: Abdullaxalid@yahoo.com 4-Geographical coverage of the activities: National NGO covers all the Kurdistan region. 5-Registration: PFOK. has been founded in 2013, registered in Kurdistan Region by Department Non-Government Organizations Office, according to the certificate number of 743 ‫ ك‬.

6-Vision: We are struggling towards a community are enjoying the principles of the human rights, Freedoms, equality, and non-violence culture 7-Mission PFOK is a non-governmental, non-profit, Kurdistan organization, its head quarter is located in Erbil the capital of Kurdistan region, it aims to: disseminate and reinforce human rights; Freedoms, equality, and non-violence culture; reinforce the spirit of voluntary work in the Kurdistan community.


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