ندعو الصØÂاÙÂيينللإØÂتشاد أمام المØÂكمة
الجÙÂير – جمعية الصØÂÙÂيينالبØÂرينية – الأØÂد المواÙÂÙ‚ 15 ابريل 2007
تدعو جمعية الصØÂÙÂيينالبØÂرينية جميع المنتمينللجسم الصØÂاÙÂÙŠÙÂيالبØÂرينإلى الإØÂتشاد والتضامنمع البلوغر البØÂرينيمØÂمود اليوسÙÂØŒ وذلك أمام المØÂكمة الجنائية الكبرى يوم غد الثلاثاء القادم المواÙÂÙ‚ 17 أبريل 2007 ÙÂيالقضية المرÙÂوعة ضده منقبل وزير البلديات منصور بنرجب.
هذا وتهيب الجمعية بجميع الصØÂÙÂيينالتواجد ÙÂيقاعة المØÂكمة وإعلانتضامنهم مع اليوس٠تجاه هذه القضية التيتستهد٠ØÂرية الرأيوالكلمة ÙÂيالبØÂرين. وتعلنعنإستنكارها لإصرار الوزير ÙÂيإقامة دعواه ضد اليوسÙÂØŒ خاصة وأنموضوع الدعوى يتعلق بمقالة إنترنتية كاناليوس٠يتناول ÙÂيها الوزير بصÙÂته الإعتبارية لا الشخصية. كما وتدعو الجمعية جميع مؤسسات المجتمع المدنيالØÂقوقية والسياسية والإجتماعية إلى التضامنبالØÂضور وإطلاق البيانات الداعمة لليوسÙÂ. كما وتعلنالجمعية أنها قد طلبت منالمØÂامية ÙÂاطمة الØÂواج توليمهام الدÙÂاع عنمØÂمود اليوسÙÂØŒ وتشكر الجمعية المØÂامية الØÂواج على إستجابتها السريعة لذلك.
إنجمعية الصØÂÙÂيينالبØÂرينية تدرك خطورة الإستمرار ÙÂيمثل هذه المØÂاكمات التيتسعى إلى تقويض واØÂد منأهم المكتسبات الوطنية ÙÂيالعهد الإصلاØÂيلجلالة الملك ØÂمد بنعيسى آل خليÙÂØ© وهو الكلمة الØÂرة التيلا يمكنلجمعية الصØÂÙÂيينأنتق٠مكتوÙÂØ© الأيديأمام Ù…ØÂاولات إغتيالها.
إنجمعية الصØÂÙÂيينالبØÂرينية ومنهذه المنطلق تؤكد أنها ستسعى خلال الÙÂترة القادمة إلى تÙÂعيل أدواتها وعلاقاتها مع المنظمات الإقليمية والدولية. ساعية منخلال هذا التØÂرك إلى إيقا٠هذه الØÂملات القضائية ضد الصØÂاÙÂيينÙÂيالبØÂرين.
كما وتؤكد الجمعية، انها ÙÂيتبنيها لقضية البلوغر البØÂرينيمØÂمود اليوس٠قد راعت الإلتزامات والسياقات القانونية للنشر الإلكتروني، معتبرة ØÂرية التعبير ÙÂÙŠ“المدونات” جزء لا يتجزأ منØÂرية الكلمة والتعليق ÙˆÙÂÙ‚ ما تقتضيه أدبيات ميثاق العمل الوطنيودستور مملكة البØÂرين2002 وآخذة ÙÂيالاعتبار تبنيالمؤسسات الدولية Ù„ØÂرية الصØÂاÙÂØ© العديد منالقضايا المتعلقة بالمدونات والنشر الإلكتروني.
وإننا ÙÂيجمعية الصØÂÙÂيينإذ نصدر هذه الدعوة ÙÂإننا على ثقة بأننزاهة القضاء البØÂرينيستكونداعمة Ù„ØÂرية الكلمة والتعبير. وإنالجمعية لتقدر ÙÂيأعضاء الجسم الصØÂاÙÂÙŠÙÂيالبØÂرينسواء الأعضاء المنتمينأو منهم خارجها إستجابتهم لهذه الدعوة للاØÂتشاد ÙÂييوم المØÂاكمة آملة ÙÂيأنيستجيب الوزير لمطالبات سØÂب هذه الدعوى.
عادل مرزوق
نائب رئيس الجمعية
The Bahraini Journalists Association denounces the trial of Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif
Journalists call to mobilize at the High Criminal Court
Jufair – Bahraini Journalists Association – Sunday, April 15, 2007
Bahraini Journalists Association invites all journalists in Bahrain to amass in solidarity with the Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif at the High Criminal Court on Tuesday April 17, 2007 due to the case brought against him by the Minister of Municipalities Mansour bin Rajab.
This calls all the journalists to be present at the courtroom and declare their solidarity with Al-Yousif on this issue of freedom of opinion and expression in Bahrain. The BJA condemns the insistence of the minister in pursuing a lawsuit against Al-Yousif, especially as Al-Yousif’s criticism of the minister in his Internet published article was criticism of the minister’s capacity as public official rather than personal. The BJA also calls on civic institutions political and social to show their solidarity by attending at the trial and release supportive statements of Al-Yousif. The Society also announces that it has asked Advocate Fatima Al-Hawaj to assume the defense of Mahmood Al-Yousif and would like to thank Ms. Al-Hawaj for her acceptance in assuming that role.
The Bahraini Journalists Association, realizes the seriousness of the continuation of such trials, which seek to undermine one of the most important achievements in the national reform of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which is the tenet of the freedom of speech; thus, the Journalists Association will not stand idle and watch the the assassination attempts of this freedom.
The Bahraini Journalists Association will exert all efforts available within its powers and will activate all the tools at its disposal as well as its relations with regional and international organizations to demand a stop to these judicial campaigns against journalists in Bahrain.
The Association stresses that in espousing the cause of Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al-Yousif had taken into consideration the commitments and legal contexts of electronic publishing asserting that freedom of expression in these laws are an integral part of freedom of speech as required by the tenets of the National Action Charter and the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It has also taken into account the adoption of international journalists institutions of similar electronic publishing cases and defended them within the context of the freedom of the press.
We in the Journalists Association are confident of the impartiality of the judiciary in Bahrain and will be supportive of freedom of speech and expression. The Association appreciates that the members of the press in Bahrain, both members and non-members, respond to this call to mobilize on the day of the trial hoping that the minister responds to our demands of withdrawing this lawsuit.
Adel Marzooq
Vice President
Bahrain Journalists Association
note: translation to English is my attempt
Comments
Glad to know they are on board, and offering such degrees of support. Wish you the best of luck.
Common Comment!
That’s some seriously wonderful support. I wish you all the very best Mahmood.
well well well instead of dragging you to court because of website your own little space where you can speak you mind, let them concentrate thier efforts to find Abbas’s killer…..
My worse fear is that tommorrow they are going to sue people for breathing in a wrong way, and that is of course after they charge us for the air we breath hehehe
don’t worry Mahmood all of Bahrain is going to be on your side
they wrote about u and diwaniyat alesboo3. check the PDF file too .. in alqabas
http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Final/NewspaperWebsite/NewspaperPublic/ArticlePage.aspx?ArticleID=264964
Obviously freedom of the press is very un-islamic, even freedom of opinion in any matter is very un-islamic.
“it is not fitting for a muslim to have any opinion in any religious matter” – quran 33:36
“all matters are religious” – quran 2:210
“all muslims kill for allah” – quran 9:111
So exactly what are you complaining about ? This is your chosen religion, now live with it, or rather … kill and die with it.
Wow T, it’s being so optimistic and cheerful towards your fellow man that makes the world a truly wonderful place to live in.
I’ve god news, the Christian lot ain’t so damned good either.
What arrogance you have. First, you are quoting things out of context with the intention of malice. Second, you’re stereotyping the Bahraini people as if all of them are religious fundamentalists. Third, some of us are secular. Do we have to live with it too?
troll…
@ T:
I think you’re citations are pretty wrong… 33:36 and 2:210 in my version seem to be very different to yours, and 9:111 you have shortened far too much. In my version (it’s german, I’ll try to translate it) it is said: “… they fight for the religion of Allah.” I think there’s a huge difference between kill and fight…
Don’t you think it’s a crime to distort the word of Allah (I don’t believe it is the word of Allah, but you seem to…)? So you shouldn’t tell Mahmood what he has to say and what not…
He’s not even an intelligent agent provocateur, just a parrot repeating what he has been taught to memorise so let’s ignore him and not divert the attention of the original article.
Mahmood – Good luck with this situation. I think the outcome will
certainly be revealing.
T – stop hate, start following your own faith and do some good. Don’t waste your time on this issue. You’re life will be worth
more if you do good.
Good luck. Glad to see you’ve garnered public support – also mentioned in the Gulf News today.
:wassat: :wassat: :wassat:
Good luck mahmood!!!
I am sure the judges are wise enough to see that you took steps to please the honourable minister, and even changed your post, which he it seems found unsatisfactory (although requested by him) and cannot decide whether to drop the case or not! I believe I change my mind less on what to wear in the mornings… and im female!
Ooooops! But, really, I have no problem with it. Actually it was welcome, especially since it came from a femable.
@ T: you seem to be full of hate and ignorance and Mahmood is right in what he’d to say about you.
@Simon Columbus: there is but one version of the Quran, sir.
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T, 6 above:
T, you are a true asshole. I just took your first Qur’an quote, and with any search the outcome is very different from the anti_Islamic garbage you spew. It is amazing to me that Muslims like you I assume, are painting such a barbaric view of Islam.
The actual Qur’an quote for 33.036 are the following possibilities:
033.036
YUSUFALI: It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path.
PICKTHAL: And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.
SHAKIR: And it behoves not a believing man and a believing woman that they should have any choice in their matter when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he surely strays off a manifest straying.
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