winds of freedom blowing through the region of North Africa and the Middle East. A revolution in which people rose up to recover their freedom and their dignity and regain their destiny in hand. The victorious revolution of the people of Tunisia and Egypt have raised awareness to the street's appeal to strip out the dictatorships of open air prisons that have become countries of the region. Never
freedom and victory of our people has been so close! It is for these reasons that we as freelance journalists from Morocco, the signatories of this statement, congratulate the peoples of Egypt and Tunisia for their victory against dictatorship and autocracy, and in particular our colleagues who have regained their freedom of speech and expression and the press, and recall that the repression of freedoms for democracy, is always on the agenda of power in Morocco.
Facing the deafening silence of the National Union of the Moroccan press (SNPM), the undersigned, Moroccan journalists, proclaim our unqualified support to the claims of the movement of 20 February that we will join the street demonstrations that day.
Thus, we stand with all democratic forces in Morocco who advocate the establishment of genuine democracy and a break with authoritarianism Makhzen.
Moreover, we denounce the campaign of defamation and denigration against the youth movement on 20 February by the pro-government media and the Internet.
Thus, we demand:
• To allow the Moroccan and foreign journalists to do their job of reporting and monitoring of events ahead.
• Respect for the right to information for all components of Moroccan society.
• An immediate end to media manipulation undertaken by public television, the Agency official and pro-government newspapers. We
intellectuals also urge the country to take a position so that the democratic demands of the Moroccan people to be accompanied.
freedom and victory of our people has been so close! It is for these reasons that we as freelance journalists from Morocco, the signatories of this statement, congratulate the peoples of Egypt and Tunisia for their victory against dictatorship and autocracy, and in particular our colleagues who have regained their freedom of speech and expression and the press, and recall that the repression of freedoms for democracy, is always on the agenda of power in Morocco.
Facing the deafening silence of the National Union of the Moroccan press (SNPM), the undersigned, Moroccan journalists, proclaim our unqualified support to the claims of the movement of 20 February that we will join the street demonstrations that day.
Thus, we stand with all democratic forces in Morocco who advocate the establishment of genuine democracy and a break with authoritarianism Makhzen.
Moreover, we denounce the campaign of defamation and denigration against the youth movement on 20 February by the pro-government media and the Internet.
Thus, we demand:
• To allow the Moroccan and foreign journalists to do their job of reporting and monitoring of events ahead.
• Respect for the right to information for all components of Moroccan society.
• An immediate end to media manipulation undertaken by public television, the Agency official and pro-government newspapers. We
intellectuals also urge the country to take a position so that the democratic demands of the Moroccan people to be accompanied.
Source: ISSUU, February 17, 2011
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