journalists letter to Mr. president

Your Excellency Hamid Karzai

Abdul Karim Khuram Minister of Information and Culture

Media Complaints and violation commission

We would like to take this opportunity to bring to your kind attention Kamran Mir Hazar’s case, after his unlawful arrest by the NDS on 4^th July 2007 he was referred to media complaints and violation commission for assessment of the alleged violation. The commission issued its verdict on Thursday 9^th Aug and sent their conclusion to Kamran on the same day.

On that same day Kamran was kidnapped by NDS again for questioning and intimidation. This is despite the resolution of media commission which didn’t find Kamran in direct violation of the law.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that NDS sent the case to the commission for consideration and he was released from NDS jail, bailed out by journalist union, he was re-arrested by the NDS. In the one month period when the media commission was assessing his case, Kamran was under surveillance by NDS and he remained under illegal house arrest by the NDS.

The Ministry of Information and Culture and the Commission, which, is responsible for the implementation and safeguarding of the media law and freedom of speech showed no reaction to aforementioned three violations of NDS (two illegal arrestments and one month long house-arrest and surveillance)

Therefore, Afghan journalists kindly requests Mr. President, Ministry of Information and Culture and the Commission to condemn and react against the illegal action of NDS and take the necessary steps to put an end to the illegal action of NDS.

If the Afghan government and the media commission do not take any action, the journalists will have no option but to launch mass protest at national and international level against NDS, in the framework of Afghan law.

Kind Regards,

Afghan Journalists

نامه خبرنگاران به رئیس جمهور

بنام خداوند جان و خرد

به جلالتماب رئیس حامد کرزی رئیس جمهور افغانستان

وزير محترم اطلاعات و فرهنگ کشور

کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای

با عرض سلام نگاشته می شود که دوسيه ی کامران ميرهزار، خبرنگار راديو سلام وطندار و سردبير سايت اينترنتی کابل پرس، پس از بازداشت غير قانونی توسط امنيت ملی در تاريخ 13 سرطان سال روان، به کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای ارسال شد که اين کميسيون روز 5 شنبه 18 اسد به صورت رسمی فيصله خود را به دفتر کامران ارسال نمود. متاسفانه علی رغم اينکه دوسيه بعد ازتخلف قانونی آشکار توسط امنيت ملی افغانستان، به کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای ارجاع شد و نيز اتحاديه ی ملی ژورناليستان افغانستان ضمانت ايشان را بر عهده داشت،ايشان در همان روز 5 شنبه 18 اسد سال روان، دوباره به صورت غير قانونی توسط نيروهای امنيت ملی ربود شد. در طی يک ماه اخير نيز آقای کامران ميرهزار باز هم به صورت غير قانونی تحت نظارت و تعقيب نيروهای امنيت ملی قرار داشت.

متاسفانه علی رغم اينکه وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ و کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای، وظيفه ی حفاظت و نگهداری از قانون رسانه های همگانی و آزادی بيان را بر عهده دارد اما در واکنش به سه مورد تخلف آشکار امنيت ملی افغانستان (بازداشت غيرقانونی اول و دوم و نيز تعقيب و گريز غير قانونی در طول يکماه) از خود هيچ واکنشی نشان نداده است. بدينوسيله خبرنگاران افغانستان از رئیس جمهور افغانستان محترم حامد کرزی، وزارت محترم اطلاعات و فرهنگ و همچنين کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای می خواهد بنابر وظيفه ی قانونی خود، نسبت به سه مورد اقدام غير قانونی رياست امنيت ملی افغانستان، واکنش کاملا جدی، اکيد و اعتراض آميز نشان داده و مانع از ادامه ی اقدامات غير قانونی در آينده شود.

در صورتی که دولت افغانستان، وزارت اطلاعات و فرهنگ و کميسيون بررسی شکايات و رسيدگی به تخلفات رسانه ای، نسبت به اين موارد تخلف آشکار، بی توجهی نشان دهند، خبرنگاران افغانستان ناچار خواهند بود که دست به اعتراضات گسترده در سطح داخلی و بين المللی، در چوکات قانون، بزنند.

با احترام

خبرنگاران افغانستان

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

Your Excellency!

I am pleased to have the opportunity to have a glance at your country and to write some lines about your attitude because the principles within the Qur’an are facts and realities that should be expressed without being scared of cruelty. You are the captain of a wrecked ship which has made efforts over time to get to shore. You have fought the deadly storms and now the cruise has come to an end.

The wildness of night, fear of waves, roars of the crocodiles in the ambush and worried passengers [aboard the ship] tell the story of the depth of this deadly tragedy and there is no end to the night, thus no signs of the shore. In this period of time, it is only you who can figure out the fate of the journey sometimes by expedience and knowledge and sometimes by carelessness and ignorance. It is a fact, you have only one option. You will either follow the Babul status breaker or Azer status seller. You go to the war of Pharaoh or you worship the golden goat of the Samaritans [the speaking calf which was raised at the time of Moses]. Whether you bow to the status of shame or you join the Ashab-e Kahf, whether you become enamoured to the insults of Satan or you receive the mercy of God, these all relate to your decision.

Only today is yours, who knows about tomorrow? What was the result to the nation from your yesterday and many years of endeavours? Unfortunately, not only are they not satisfied, but they are miserable. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban are stronger than ever, more drugs and NATO and American armies ruder and more obstinate than the Nazis. They threaten all that one has, life has turned into death and freedom is crucified.

Mr. Karzai!

People never trust the government and government departments anymore because each person has turned each place to his personal farm. They say/think that the customers in the government departments are their servants, asking from them bribes and money under different means. Then they feel pride and term themselves the nobles of society.

Mr. Karzai!

The establishment of guest houses and night clubs, the import of commonplace films, clips and serials…they insult the values of thousands of years of age. The poppy which is oozing mainly from places where British forces are stationed does not mean anything but revenge, because Britain has lost its great empire as the result of the strong [actions] of Afghans so that today they have returned to seek a reckoning with us.

President!

If you want to succeed then you should refer to the nation and ask them for solutions to the problems even though they are poor, with bare feet and broken hearted, but the very nation trusted you and voted for you. If you believe that the problems of Afghanistan will be solved by discussing them with Bush in Camp David, you are wrong! Because a secure Afghanistan is not beneficial for Americans and Europeans. It is a pretext for their presence in our country

رادیو یووالی غژ حریق گردید

حوالی ساعت 2 شب کذشته ولسوالی میدا وردک از سوی مخالفین دولت مورد هدف فیر راکت قرار گرفت که طی این حمله رادیو یووالی غژ میدان وردک کاملا حریق شده است.

ولسوال ولایت میدان وردک ضمن تایید این خبر به آژانس خبررسانی روزگفت:

طالبان حوالی ساعت 2 دیشب بالای تعمیر ولسوالی حمله نمودندکه مورد مقاومت نیروهای پولیس قرارگرفت .

وی می افزاید: "در نتیجه این حمله یک راکت بالای تعمیر رادیو یووالی غژ اصابت نموده که تعمیر رادیومذکور کاملا حریق گردیده است."

حضرت الدین نصرت مسوول رادیو یووالی غربه روز چنین می گوید:

در نبرد دیشب میان طالبان ونیروی پولیس ملی یک راکت از سوی طالبان فیر وبه تعمیر رادیواصابت نموده که تعمیر رادیونامبرده با 40 هزار دالرامریکایی تجیزات آن کاملا حریق شده است.

نصرت می افزاید:

رادیویووالی مدت 3 سال می شود که با 12 نفر پرسونل درولسولی سیدآباد میدان وردک شروع به نشرات نموده است.