IraqiNews.com conf. ends with ‘Arbil Declaration of Press Freedom’

ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: IraqiNews.com news agency’s Arbil-based conference on the freedom of the press has concluded with a declaration on journalistic freedoms. The conference, launched this morning under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has ended with the “Arbil Declaration of Press Freedom.” More than 50 journalists have contributed to the declaration. A committee will be set up to follow up on the implementation of the declaration. IraqiNews.com lost three prominent journalists in two weeks in mid-2007 in acts of violence while doing their job: Sahar al-Haydari in Mosul, Nizar al-Radi in al-Amara and Aref Ali in Baaquba. SS (P) 1