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JOURNALISTS WITHOUTBORDERS

AN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Ukrainian MIRROR WEEKLY Newspaper

Violates Norms of International Law and Journalism Ethics in Article About ALLATRAInternational Public MovementPRESS RELEASE APR 14, 2016 15:23 EEST

The Ukrainian media continue an unprecedented, paid-for move which is directed againstALLATRA International Public Movement - the international organization with participantsin more than 200 countries and territories.

Details about the global precedent on Ukrainian TV

see in video on YouTube: Who benefits from the

world conflict? Or ALLATRA IPM refers to dignity,reedom and human rights

youtube.com/watch?v=5RRXGYQpe9k

Being unique to the global journalism, thisunprofessional approach of the people who call

themselves “journalists” has resulted indissemination of slander, unverified information,

rumours and gossip, which have absolutelynothing to do with the activities of this international organization. Moreover, with their

defamation, these people, who bring disgrace on the honour of journalism, have jeopardizedthe life and health of the well-known participa nt of ALLATRA International Public Movement

– Dr. Igor Danilov , whom people in many countries call a Man of Peace . Being a Christian, he

publicly defended the true Islam and the unity of all people in the world.

PRECEDENT

OURNALISTS WITHOUT BORDERS (JWB) Community has already reported the recent

precedent which took place in the Ukrainian media space and which was covered by a Czechonline TV channel (“Who benefits from the world conflict? Or ALLATRA IPM refers to dignity,

freedom and human rights”). Here are the broadcasts on Ukrainian television channels, whichin a negative light presented the inaccurate information, discrediting participants of ALLATRA

International public organization as well as their honour and dignity:

"Even a single person can do a lot...Every evening, a sage came up to themirror and asked himself: "Who areyou, and who were you today: a slaveor a free man?" This is whatdistinguishes a free man from a slave.A slave, even when he sees evil and isnot indifferent to it, remains silent. Afree man, seeing evil and lies, doesn'tpass by, but acts according to Honorand Conscience here and now, asbefits a truly free man."

IGOR DANILOV

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Fact 1. On the 23rd of February, 2016, TV channel "24" broadcasted a program called " CRU".

Fact 2. On the 23rd of February, 2016, TV channel " Espreso.tv " released a story about theALLATRA International Public Movement, as part of " SHUSTROVA LIVE" program.

Fact 3. On the 17th of March, 2016, TV channel " 2+2" broadcasted a release of “ Secretmaterials ” program.

Fact 4. On April 1, 2016, after the broadcasts of the unscrupulous television channels, the

torch was taken up by the Ukrainian print media Mirror Weekly (Zerkalo Nedeli, or DzerkaloTyzhnia) . Issue 12 of this newspaper has an article titled AllatRa: Emperor’s New Clothes by Olga

Levashvili.

This article combines information taken from the official websites of ALLATRA IPM with a

one-sided analysis and outright fabrications, enticing the reader to a certain point of view. The

article was based not on the initial information but on rumors and gossip, which areabundant in the Internet today and which are very far from the truth. Besides, the article

takes for granted the words and episodes of the above-mentioned programs in the threeUkrainian television channels featuring, again, the same “ pseudo-experts ”. Among

ournalists, such phenomenon is called "fake" or falsification which is presented as the truth.In mass media, „ fake information “ is the one deliberately incorrect and communicated or

published by unconscionable people for profit, with a desire of easily achieved fame and

implementation of other interests. It should be noted that this problem of journalism is notexclusive to Ukraine but is relevant for the whole world. The entire global community must

solve this problem already today.

ournalists know that the „customer“ pays for creation of such fake programs or articles

privately and directly to the editor or director of a media channel, or to their private owners.Certainly, all this happens silently, and the income goes into someone‘s pocket. Then a

relevant program or article is broadcasted as a part of a TV program or placed under the

section called Investigation, Special Report, etc. Such fake programs are easy to detect,especially if one and the same "customer" visited several channels and placed the same

order. Consequently, completely different channels with different program concepts andeditorial policies are broadcasting programs with the same scenario, source materials, video

series, same negative undertone, and sometimes even with same "expert opinions". As aresult, there come out customer-ordered programs which pour out „fake information into the

human mass“. Hurtfull words. We, as representatives of the international community, havealready become "a human mass", whereas lies meant for us are called by a fashionable term

" fake ". And this is how the society degrades because of someone's greed and gluttony.

Usually this work is done by unconscionable people who dishonor journalists by doing this forpersonal gain, doubtful career, cheap fame, profit, and other mercantile interests. This "dirty

work" can be undertaken by someone who is young, inexperienced and unwitty, because this


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person does not yet understand that the plaintiff can sue him for such defamation, and notonly in courts of his country. And when it comes, for example, to defamation of an

international organization, they can appeal to international courts in the field of human rights,to various international organizations ( UN Commission on Human Rights, OSCE

Representative on Freedom of the Media, Council of Europe, the InternationalFederation of Journalists (IFJ), and many others), as well as to organizations at national and

regional levels.

Human rights violations, damage to business reputation, misrepresentations, unfoundedaccusations, declarations of non-existent facts, intentional eliciting of aggression and

reinforcement of negative stereotypes, breach of the obligation to prevent discriminatoryrhetoric, concealing of the true information, etc. All this is subject to examination of such

complaints filed by citizens and organizations with the aforesaid institutions against those

who are a disgrace to journalism. Anyway, after something like this happens, no decent

ournalist and, moreover, TV channel will be interested in the fate of such "collector" of slander and lies, because such person will become like a "leper" for the journalist community.Nobody will even shake hands with such "Judas" who sells his own conscience for 30 cents.

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

Let us refer to international documents, which are the principles and norms of theinternational law, recognized by the entire international community. It is known, that such

norms and principles are of prime importance for a country that has signed a relevantdocument. For international documents reinforce fundamental human rights, represent a

basis for progressive development of the national legislation of the country that has signedthem, and constitute a part of its legal system.

THE RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 1003

"Ethics of journalism"

Of 01.07.1993

4. News broadcasting should be based on truthfulness, ensured by the appropriate means of

verification and proof, and impartiality in presentation, description and narration. Rumourmust not be confused with news. News headlines and summaries must reflect as closely as

possible the substance of the facts and data presented.

6. Opinions taking the form of comments on events or actions relating to individuals orinstitutions should not attempt to deny or conceal the reality of the facts or data.

21. Therefore journalism should not alter truthful, impartial information or honest opinions,or exploit them for media purposes, in an attempt to create or shape public opinion, since

its legitimacy rests on effective respect for the citizen's fundamental right to information aspart of respect for democratic values. To that end, legitimate investigative journalism is


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International News , International Law , Media and News

Tags:

allatra , human rights , Igor Danilov , international community , international conflict , journalism ethics ,Man of Peace , media ethics , Ukrainian media , world conflict

WORKS (amended on September 28, 1979)

Article 6bis

Moral Rights:

1. To claim authorship; to object to certain modifications and other derogatory actions;

(1) Independently of the author's economic rights, and even after the transfer of the saidrights, the author shall have the right to claim authorship of the work and to object to any

distortion, mutilation or other modification of, or other derogatory action in relation to,

the said work, which would be prejudicial to his honor or reputation.

WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S OPINION on the material in question?

By publishing the article AllatRa: Emperor’s New Clothes , have the journalists of Mirror

Weekly (Zerkalo Nedeli, or Dzerkalo Tyzhnia ) newspaper violated the norms of international law?

Please, openly express YOUR INDEPENDENT OPINION.

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