Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, during his visit to the Chairman of Al Mada Institution for Media and Culture (Fakhri Karim), demanding the protection of media figures and press institutions.

 

.. The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives visited Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed this evening, Monday, 26/2/2024, the national figure and head of the Al-Mada Institution for Media, Culture and Arts, and the well-known writer (Fakhri Karim), to check on him and provide support to him after he was subjected to an assassination attempt by terrorist armed groups. During the meeting His Sovereignty condemned the cowardly terrorist act, and called on the Ministry of the Interior to complete the procedures and intensify the intelligence effort to reach the perpetrators and bring them to justice so that they receive their just punishment according to the law.

The Deputy Speaker called on the federal government and the security authorities to provide protection for media figures and press institutions, adding, The Deputy Speaker called on the federal government and the security authorities to provide protection for media figures and press institutions, adding, “The atmosphere must be ensured for journalists to practice their professional and daily work, and guaranteeing their rights in line with the magnitude of the great sacrifices and their important role in promoting stability and consolidating the principles of democracy and freedom of expression of opinion guaranteed by the Constitution.”

 

 

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament

February 26, 2024