{"id":863,"date":"2025-04-21T14:01:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T11:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/?p=863"},"modified":"2025-05-14T16:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:15:06","slug":"congratulatory-message-from-the-international-federation-of-journalists-ifj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/babat\/863","title":{"rendered":"Congratulatory Message from the \u00a0International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ )"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On behalf of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world&#8217;s largest organisation of journalists representing 600,000 journalists in 148 countries, I would like to wish the Kurdish Journalists&#8217; Union a very happy 127th anniversary and a wonderful Kurdish Journalism Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IFJ would like to congratulate the president of the KJS, our friend Azad Hamadamin, and all his team for their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember an excellent conference in 2024 in Erbil and I would like to recall today that there was an interesting discussion on the establishment of an ethics council in Iraqi Kurdistan. I believe that the time has now come for the profession to set this up and, as General Secretary, I remain at your disposal if you need any help or advice. This body is essential for all democracies, for journalists and for the public, in order to rebuild trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, I wish you all the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anthony Bellanger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" data-id=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-360x180.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-750x376.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1-1140x571.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.kurdjs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-1-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world&#8217;s largest organisation of journalists representing 600,000 journalists in 148 countries, I would like to wish the Kurdish Journalists&#8217; Union a very happy 127th anniversary and a wonderful Kurdish Journalism Day. 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