General Conference of the International Federation of Journalists condemns QSD  militia  assaults on the journalists

Muscat,Damascus-The 31st General Conference of the International Federation of Journalists condemned assaults by the US-backed separatist QSD  militia against journalists, demanded  it to abolish these violations and to release  the correspondent of the Syrian Al-Ekhbariya channel, Muhammad Al-Saghir immediately along with fadhel Hammad and Khaled al-Hasan.

The General Conference called on the QSD  militia  to immediately release al-Saghir, holding it fully responsible for his life and for violating freedom of expression, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.

The General Conference called on international human rights and humanitarian organizations to exercise pressure on the QSD  militia to release him immediately. It also sent a message of greeting and solidarity with Syrian journalists who are facing violence and terrorism because of their professional work.

Fedaa al-Rhayiah/Amer Dawa