Prepared by Syrian Network for Human Rights:
Date of Report: 1/10/2013
Subject: documenting major violations against Media Activists in Syria.
Period covered: from 1/9/2013 to 30/9/2013
First: Introduction:
Violations against media activists continued since the beginning of the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and continues up to the present day. Government forces committed such acts continuously and systematically: direct killing, arbitrary detention, and even torturing to death. Compared to violations committed by armed opposition which showed up dramatically in the last two months. This is clearly reflected on in Syrian Network for Human Rights’ statistics and monitoring violations committed by the two parties.
23 victims including one child of media activists were killed by government forces in September, which is a new proof and further evidence that can be added to a file full of violations. At the time that armed opposition killed 1 media activist and arrested 6.
SNHR reaffirmed its condemnation of the continuous violations against media freedom, and conveys the truth of any party, regardless of the type or size disparity.
As the network actively seeks all parties to respect media freedom and to ensure the safety of media activists, with accounting involved in violations against journalists and media activists.
SNHR also underlines the need to hard and fast move for civil society organizations and bodies to press on the Syrian Government and armed opposition, and deter them by appropriate means.
Second: Major violation of media freedom committed by government forces in Syria during September 2013:
SNHR monitored during September 2013, unprecedented raise of media activists’ victims in Syria, where 23 media activists including 1 child were killed, and at least 5 were injured.
Killing children is not precedent in Syrian Government’s violation file in this field.
The bloody start of this month occurred with the murder of media activist Kinan Hasan Albalkhi, were he was killed in an ambush in Aldmair town of Damascus countryside, in 2/9/2013, and then:
Engineer and media activist Mohammad Khair Dahir Darwish during covering clashes in Damascus countryside in 3/9/2013
Media activist Mahmod Hasoon known as Kusai Alshami, correspondent at Press agency and member at Hamoria coordinating during covering events in Jobar neighborhood of Damascus.
Media activist Abdulkarim Albikr during covering clashes in Zamalka town of Eastern Ghouta in 5/9/2013.
Media activist Yousef Mohamad Alzoaabi, responsible of direct broadcast satellite, during covering events in the abandoned battalion in east of Daraa countryside, in 8/9/2013.
Palestinian media activist Fadi Abo Ajaj, killed by shell’s shrapnel in Yarmouk refugee camp of Damascus in 8/9/2013.
Media activist Mohammad Albitar during covering clashes in west of Idlib , in 8/9/ 2013
Media activist Ahmad Majed Albitar, while filming raid of Khan Alasaal of Aleppo countryside, in 8/9/2013.
Media activist Mohammad Hamid Almansour ,killed by a sniper bullet during covering clashes on Political front in Qusayer of Homs , in 9/9/2013.
Media activist Mohammad Alkhatib, killed during covering events in Qunaitra south countryside, in 12/9/2013.
Media activist Yamman Mokbil Alkhatib, killed during covering battles in Shikh Saad of Daraa, in 12/9/2013.
Media activist Mohammad Ahmad Alholo Khasarfa, member of Nawa local council, killed during covering events in Shikh Saad of Daraa, in 13/9/2013.
Media activist Mohammad Abdulrahman Alnashif, known as Mohamad Alhomsi, killed cause of shelling in Raqqa in 15/9/2013.
Media activist Mosa Bakri Hamodi, killed in Idlib, in 17/9/2013.
Media activist Khaled Ibrahim Kandah in southern Hama countryside, in 19/9/2013.
Media activist Nasr Mohamad Abo Aloion , killed in Kirnaze of Hama countryside, in 19/9/2013.
Media activist Rafat Othman Alhomsi , killed in Shaaba of Damascus countryside, in 19/9/2013.
Media activist Tarek Mohamad Alali, killed cause of sniper bullet in Tal Asan of Aleppo countryside , in 22/9/2013.
Media activist Mohamad Albalosh on the sides of Jaabadin town of Damascus countryside, killed in Idlib, in 24/9/2013.
Not for the first time child media activist was killed: Abdulhadi Alfoal 16 years old, in Doma of East Ghouta, in 26/9/2013.
Media activist Morhaf Shojaa Almodahi, correspondent at Dier ez-Zoor channel and photographer, was killed by the shelling on Khasarat neighborhood in Dier ez-Zoor , in 29/9/2013.
Media activist Noor Aldin Alhafiri in East Ghouta, in 29/9/2013.
Finally: Media activist Moomen Basel, participant in the laugh and sorrow series, was killed by shelling in Zabadani of Damascus countryside, on 30/9/2013.
SNHR also documented many injuries. The most prominent was, injury of Abo Alkhair and Abo Altaim, correspondents in Aleppo news by explosive shrapnel bullet in their foot while covering shelling in Salah Eldin area in 2/9/2013, Al Jazerra channel photographer Abu Bakr Alhaj shot by government force’s bullets in Darra Albalad, in 3/9/2013, media activist Mohamad Amin Alhalak known as Hikor injured in Saphira of Aleppo countryside in 17/9/2013, in addition to injured media activist Omar Albalkhi, office manager of Marba media office, where his feet amputated during covering battles in Daraa, in 19/9/2013.
Third: Major violation of media freedom committed by armed opposition in Syria during September 2013:
It looks that the incidents during this month is the least bloody and violent when compared with the last few months. Although dramatically violations committed by armed opposition and Islamic group as Nusra front and Islamic state of Iraq and Levant showed up against free practice of media work in Syria.
One media activist was killed and six were arrested.
The killing of Media activist Omar Diab Hajolah, known as Hazem Alaazizi, media office manager in North storm brigade, was killed by a sniper of Islamic state of Iraq and Levant in Eazaz of Aleppo countryside in Aleppo 18/9/2013.
Spanish media activist Margidnidas, correspondent at El Periodico Spanish newspaper was kidnapped by an unidentified Islamic armed group in area near to Hama city in 23/9/2013.
Hazem Dkkal, media activist, Media and relief official in the European Committee for Syrian Revolution and correspondent in channel ” Alaan.” He was kidnapped in Idleb 24/92013, by masked gunmen and then released after four days, where he was exposed to beatings and humiliation.
Many correspondents in Aleppo news have been arrested, including (Abo Okba Alhalbi, Haj Yousif, Ali Abo Jaafar) and some media activists as Abo Ahmad Madlaj: member of Free Rayan coordinating, by a FSA armed battalion in Alhalk neighborhood in Aleppo, in 27/9/2013, then released after few hours, where they exposure to beating and threaten by kill, the same brigade also ordered to arrest all activists and media activists in the same area.
Italian journalist Dominico Koiriko and Belgian Academic and writer Biar Pitshinin were released in 8/9/2013, where they were arrested by a opposition brigade in Qusayer of Homs countryside since 5 months.
Third: Attachments:
Pictures and videos of media activities that are mentioned in the report
Government’s violations:
Kinan Hasan Albalkhi:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBYml2Mll1UGtVTDg/edit?usp=sharing
Mohammad Khair Daher Darwish
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBT0pUZjVmckd0Z0k/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBR21VSHYyeldQTHM/edit?usp=sharing
Abdulaziz Mahmoud Hasson
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZG5MemJqeGt2VU0/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBdFdXaGI2SkR2Uk0/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBbFlCaWoydXZMaE0/edit?usp=sharing
Yousef Mohammad Alzoaabi
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBXzlCb3l1bURaa2s/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBQUZaLWxfMURPTjQ/edit?usp=sharing
Mohammad Bitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PAFNTIjBPc
Ahmad Majed Bittar
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBMGw4LXA1cmo5bFU/edit?usp=sharing
Mohammad Hamed Almansour
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZzUtd3VaT3hGVzA/edit?usp=sharing
Yaman Mokbil Khatab
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=724067064286289
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBQ2JRMW1NSm1WZnc/edit?usp=sharing
Mohammad Ahmad Alholo Khasarfa
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBVExhTFBIQmFlb0U/edit?usp=sharing
Mohammad Abdulrahman Alnashif
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBRExMQVhYWU9XcG8/edit?usp=sharing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caP5j8kES-o
Mosa Bakri Hamodi
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBTExGNDM4ejBJanM/edit?usp=sharing
Khaled Ibrahim Kandah
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZ19tVHVZTnJERTg/edit?usp=sharing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTXks2G1hM4&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekwWwy_Ujdk&feature=youtu.be
Nasr Mohammad Abo Alaion
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBYXNkSGdnV2NsYmM/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZ0ctY0kydU94RGM/edit?usp=sharing
Raafat Othman Alhomsi
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZjNZa2tPOHBlOFk/edit?usp=sharing
Tarek Mohamad Albloshi
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBQ1ZuS0Z0NTNBT3M/edit?usp=sharing
Mohamad Albalosh
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBWDZIdEw1TmcxdTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Child Abdulhadi Alfwal
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBdGdtcFJFTGJoTms/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBbXVMcEV4WWs5LTg/edit?usp=sharing
Morhaf Shojaa Almodahi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxdeMegpic4
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBZ0pLTVdHWG1qZ2c/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBVlRvQUFkQzFROVU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBeThjTDBjR0s0ZmM/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBaHhZekJJTkZzOU0/edit?usp=sharing
Noor Aldin Alhfairi
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBRkVaQmJuVUhKaDA/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBcmE1MEdvZ09Zek0/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBa3JqUmdnZDM2S2s/edit?usp=sharing
Mossab Abu Bakr Alhaj
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBNWk3SW1EdjFiYzQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBNWl1WVhyMkVxZVE/edit?usp=sharing
Momen Basel Aldalati
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBUmh3cHFOUjllUlU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBLTJGZkxOMnlzLWM/edit?usp=sharing
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Armed opposition’s violation:
Omar Diab Hajolah
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBamo1eWFRNkw1b3c/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBejB0cFIyY3BCNzg/edit?usp=sharing
Mark Margidnidas
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBcERZQkE4aFJvQTA/edit?usp=sharing
Hazem Dakkal
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Bj18tlYYKBTFRhYzQ0RUVUSFk/edit?usp=sharing
Aleppo news correspondents Abo Okba Alhalbi, Haj Yousif , Ali Abo Jaafar
