NEWS CENTER_ The Women’s Meida Union (YRJ) renewed its pledge to continue the journey of free media, commemorating the two media martyrs Delishan Ibesh and Dilovan Kafar, and the sacrifices they made for the sake of documenting events, revealing facts, and conveying the voice of women and society to the world, confirming that their memory will remain present in the conscience of free media and its struggling journey.

The textof the statement published by the Women’s Media Union today, 12 October, said: “In the journey of free media, names stand out that were not merely present in the media scene, but carried on their shoulders the message of truth, and tool the word and the image as a means of documenting facts, conveying the suffering of peoples, and delivering their voices to the world.”

The statement also confirmed that the two media professionals Delishan Ibesh and Dilovan Kafar embodied, with their courage and will, the role women media professionals in the fields of action, and made journalistic work a humanitarian message that transcends the limits of fear and challenges. “With their sacriflices, they left a firm struggling and media legacy in the memory of free media, so that their journey remains evidence that the free word and the truthful image will remain a voice for the truth, whatever the sacrifices.

The statement stressed the media journey undertaken by journalist Delishan Ibesh, stating: “Delishan Ibesh was among the media professionals who chose to be at the heart of the event since the launch of the 19 July Revolution, where she worked to document facts and convey the suffering of civilians under extremely dangerous conditions. She was martyred on 12 October 2017, while covering the conditions of civilians fleeing from areas of Deir ez-Zor due to attacks by ISIS marcenaries, alongside several of her media colleagues. Her martyrdom constituted a painful station in the journey of free media, and evidence of the dangers facing media professionals in the sake of conveying the truth and documenting what is happening on the ground.

The statement noted the media role played by media professional Dilovan Kafar in documenting events and conveying society’s suffering to public opinion, confirming that she undertool her media responsibility based on a firm belief that media is a humanitarian message that transcends the limits of the profession, and that the word and the image constitute two fundamental tools for revealing the truth and conveying the voices of peoples to the world.

The statement explained that her journey embodied the will of the free media professional, her adherence to the causes of her people, and her insistence on performing her professional and humanitarian duty despite the risks and challenges. The statement addressed the journey of media professional Dilovan Kafar.” Dilovan was martyred on 13 October 2019, during the Dignity Resistance in the Sari Kani and Kre Sipi areas, so that her sacrifices remain evidence of the dangers facing media professionals in the sake of coveying the truth and documenting events and so that her name remains present in the memory of free media and its journey.

The statement confirmed that commemorating the two media professionals Delishan Ibesh and Dilovan Kafar is not limited to reviving their memory, but represents a renewal of the pledge with the values and principles for which they dedicated their lives, foremost among them courage, commitment, and responsibility in conveying the truth. It explained that their media journey embodied a firm belief that documenting events and revealing facts is a moral and humanitarian duty, and that conveying the suffering of women and society, and defending their right to deliver their voice to the world, constitute the essence of the mission of free media.

The Women's Media Union stressed that targeting media professionals will not be able to obscure the truth or extinguish the voice of free media, but will increase insistence on continuing its mission in documenting events, conveying society's suffering, and defending women's right to expression and delivering their voice to the world. "The legacy of the two martyrs will remain a source of inspiration for media generations, and a motive for continuing the struggle for an independent and free media, based on responsibility and courage, and making truth the essence of its mission."