You can't talk about peace when the pens are broken and the cameras are off.

The head of the Women's Communication Network emphasized the need to support journalists and women in war zones and stated: "We cannot talk about peace while pens are broken, cameras are turned off, and women are trapped behind bars of injustice."

 

According to ILNA, Shokoh Navabinejad, head of the Women's Non-Governmental Organizations Communication Network, said at the international conference "Boycott the Truth: The Narrative of Women in Captivity by the Zionist Regime": "The international community has written principles and balances with particular care and delicacy to protect human dignity, but in the field of action and in the fields of fire and occupation, we are witnessing systematic violations of the same principles that the international community has worked to formulate for decades."

He added: "In the meantime, journalists are also part of this reality; journalists who strive to record events, especially those related to women and children who are victims of war-mongering policies. Journalism in war zones is not participation in the conflict, but rather a conscientious duty to record history and save lives."

The head of the Women's Communication Network continued: "But today, unfortunately, the cameras and pens of journalists have become a target for repression. The arrest of the Press TV journalist, who was released today, is an example of this situation. He is a brave and committed journalist who was reflecting the voice of the oppression of his people in the conflict areas and the West Bank."

Navabinejad stated: Along with him, ten other people who were conveying true accounts from the square have been arrested.

He emphasized: "The Security Council's silence on violations of the law means normalizing this situation. Judicial institutions must prosecute the perpetrators of these actions. Freedom, justice, and human dignity are indivisible concepts. We cannot talk about peace while pens are broken, cameras are turned off, and women are trapped behind bars of injustice."

The head of the Women's Communication Network said: "Today, we are the unquenchable voice of all mothers and children who, in the most difficult circumstances, are waiting for the awakening of global consciences. Legal standards must come to the aid of all these people, and we will not allow the war to win."

Navabinejad added: "Today, in the Women's NGO Network, we are not only expressing sympathy, but as members of civil society, human rights activists, and NGO networks, we are calling for immediate, practical, and effective international action."

He stated: "We demand the immediate and unconditional release of all journalists who are being detained solely for carrying out their professional mission and covering events."

The head of the Women's Communication Network concluded by saying: "Second, the arbitrary arrests of women and journalists must end, and international organizations, especially UN human rights institutions, must put an end to the inhumane practice of arrests without trial of women, journalists, and activists by applying legal and diplomatic pressure."