Decided that the Arab Journalists Union in its emergency meeting yesterday, "Monday" establishment of a body to defend the Arab Journalists, led by Mohamed Yousif, the Permanent Bureau of the Arab Journalists Union and President of the Journalists Association, UAE, which was mandated to prepare a draft regulation on the work of this body was at the meeting of the Secretariat in Baghdad the end of April next

Said Mohammad Yousuf, that the functions of this body is to defend Arab journalists in any Arab country through the provision of lawyers to defend them in lawsuits filed against them and related to their work and also claim the rights of journalists who are subjected to the realization of outlaws such as assault while on duty during the events and internal crises in the some States as well as arrests without cause, the authority would prosecute all those who commit such acts criminal and civil.

The Union of Arab Journalists issued a statement yesterday, "Monday" discussed the developments that take place in some Arab countries and the violations suffered by Arab journalists in all countries experiencing these events. And he suffered from the practices of the Arab Journalists were prevented from live coverage of events and the arrest of other, and arrest and insulting their dignity, destroyed their equipment and Massadaratha. The Union called on all trade unions, associations and unions representing journalists in all Arab countries, journalists and the general importance of adhering to ethical responsibility and commitment to professional standards and codes of honor journalist and an emphasis on truth and accuracy of information, news and neutrality.

It also included the recommendations of the emergency meeting of the composition of the committee of the General Secretariat of the Union and submit a working paper of the changes required in the Statute of the Union to continue the Committee with all national unions to receive suggestions.