Having published a press statement, last week, on humanitarian crisis issued by media & journalists in Elfasher city, western Sudan, One of my best friends, who lives in a country that is accused of instigating the conflicts inside Sudan, interacted by criticizing a step which was taken by the 4th authority who deeply wish to have Solidarity from International community, and getting the siege against the capital of North Darfur state lifted.
he asked me personally to reply to his point of view to an article written by himself. But first of all, you are kindly invited to read his article as it was written without any modification omission, or addition.
then you’ll come across to my replying herein.
His article: “ My dear Media and journalists in Alfashir,
You are expected to be messengers of peace and good-wishes to the oppressed people in the besieged city.
But to our astonishment and bewilderment, some of you became war mongers and cavaliers who are glorifying their mighty oppressor.
This will prove evidently, that
because of little prerogatives that they had, media and journalists in Alfashir, turned to be puppets of their mighty oppressor and indeed they stood vehemently against any process of peacemaking which inculcate your masochistic tendencies.
The very message that has been delivered to local, regional, and international bodies by one of the clowns in Alfashir has shown clear manifestation that you are calling for continuation of war, which the citizens are the ones bearing the price.
As far as we know, media and journalists are expected to preach peace, tolerance, and peaceful co-existence among the communities.
One should not be shocked to witness such sycophantic media and journalists who are working day and night to manufacture false narratives in the name of citizens seeking sympathy from the world.
These-cults of media and journalists who stand in cowardice manner to cry out to the world as a means of solidarity, which we regard it as another form of hypocrisy and double standard which totally must be rejected and condemned.
Calling for restoration of peace and stability should have been your motto. Instead media and journalists in Alfashir have sided with their Almighty oppressor and engaged in their propaganda which clearly demonstrates lack of integrity and moral principles.
Therefore in this regard you have tarnished your reputation and exposed your lack of impartiality, credibility, and your neutrality.
As we speak the current war that has erupted in Sudan, in its nature politically motivated and both belligerents are seeking for power. Henceforth, the warring parties are using different slogans to manipulate the public and engage them in this war.
One group took the slogan as “war of dignity “ and the other embraced the name “ war of democracy” as a weapon to fight.
The best way to halt this brutal war, is to go for negotiations such that, we can achieve permanent peace in our country.
In conclusion, journalists and media in Alfashir you would better remain neutral and continue preaching peace and reconciliation among the scattered citizens and communities instead of standing beside the terrorists whose primary goal is to rule the country with or without legitimacy.
Y. M.
My reply: Dear Y. M. I hope you are well and okay. Thank you for interacting to that humanitarian despatch sent to the whole world particularly to the International Human Rights Advocates & Humanitarian Organisations.
As it’s said, A hand in fire is not like a hand in water.
At the beginning, I thought that I’d read a constructive criticism that could illustrate the weakness and strength points for the press statement.
Instead of that insulting words were crowded inside the article and that is totally not acceptable, yet that may write yourself down I think.
“Falsely the Media and journalists in Elfasher have been accused of being war mongers as well as ” glorifying almighty oppressor”. But in fact, the writer couldn’t mention not one iota of evidence to proof his allegedly claim.
“Journalists turned into puppets and stood against any process of peacemaking”. this expression is one example of misleading to the public opinion, Since the penman
seems he only likes to write without strengthening his view by real information.
When the war erupted on April 15th, the media & journalists in Elfasher, were first group launched an initiative called the “initiative of media & journalists in Elfasher for ceasing the bleeding” which widely found responses by both waring parties in the city where it could host dozen thousands of IDPs from different Sudanese states, cities, towns, and villages, until Elfasher city became the central city of displaced persons.
Inspite of calling for eliminating the fights by all possible means, Our dear friend are still repeating accusations against the journalists as they are main responsible for the war outbreak, he walked even further by describing us as war drummers ! despite to our
humanitarian message to the world, which calls for activating the UN security council resolution (2736).
To end the high costs, or prices are being paid by citizens, the press statement clear up the humanitarian sufferance; no body can imagine that, one day people, would eat peanut residue or Neem fruits like animals, all these tragic scene, at least be condemned by the article owner, but he deliberately
turned a blind eye, or he might be busy with having fish & barbecue and think the besieged people do so.
The journalism is one of most dangerous work, where the profession values and settings are desperately needed in order to convey the media massage to the different audiences, therefor The professional journalists are always bias to the only truth, stand side by side with victims, and discover the accused or perpetrator whosoever is.
almost a week a go, tow of our colleagues ,in Elfasher, were arrested because of media publication, we wrote about the case and denounced their arbitrary detention until they set free after forming a public opinion.
My dear friend have to know this, no one desires the continuation of this cursed war, we make you assure that we always remain the messengers of peace and love and always be as long as we’re still a live.
Before starting the bloody conflicts, not just the journalists, but most of intellectual and luminous class warned of pernicious consequences if war flares up.
Yes indeed, Peace is the key goal to the victims, no one could downplay that, add to that, peace is an opportunity to rebuild the war-torn State, it could unify all armed groups in one professional military, achieve permanent stability and development, nevertheless this armed conflict is differed entirely with all previous political wars, because for the first time the civilians being targeted personally; they were killed, raped, looted, captured, terrified, and their homes, shops, cars burned to the ground or destroyed, even their own land occupied by new settlers.
I believe that you might have knowledge this war has International dimensions, and it is directed by big players who are precisely supporting RSF financially, politically, logistically, and providing media platforms and not forgetting the bringing of mercenaries also.
This is true, and documented if you’re really following up the International papers or press investigations for en example; New York times, or the Guardian.
Lastly, I’m very grateful and proud of all my colleagues who works professionally, day and night under the endless shelling, documenting all kinds of humanitarian violations, informing the world with what’s going on in the forgotten city of Elfasher.