خطاب شكر من الحزب الديمقراطي الليبرالي - السودان

Quote: Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy Press Release 10 July 2012 Arab Liberals Condemn Detention of Meyada Swar El Dahab in Sudan and Ra’ef Badawy in Saudi Arabia Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AAFD) strongly condemns detention of two of the leaders of its member organizations. Alarming news suggested that Dr. Meyada Swar Al Dahab, chairwoman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Sudan and Mr. Ra’ef Badway, founder of the Saudi Liberal Network have been both arrested and detained by authorities of their respective countries. These arrests prove that some Arab regimes still live in the past unaware of the changes that have taken place in the Arab conscience. These regimes sadly ignore the peaceful struggle of the Arab People for freedom and democracy, a struggle that has been dearly cultivated by blood of thousands of martyrs and freedom fighters. The people have spoken and their words were loud and clear, demanding their basic human rights, liberties, dignity and social justice. We urge governments to take ample notice of the will of their people and deal with the new realities with openness and willingness to accept, in fact embrace, change and reform, as an opportunity to build a new future for their countries where the People are heard and where governments derive their power and strength from the legitimacy of their people’s choice and free will. The Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy demands immediate release of all political detainees and those imprisoned as a result of voicing out their opinions or expressing their ideas. AAFD urges liberals and free men and women everywhere to stand in solidarity with those prosecuted because of their political ideals or expressed opinions. AAFD also reiterates its strong condemnation of the continued massacres committed by the Syrian regime against its own people and calls for an end to violence in Syria and the start of a new era where dialogue and peaceful democratic process will spare blood and lives of the people. Backgrounder Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AAFD) was founded in 2008 as the Network of Arab Liberals (NAL), an alliance of Arab Liberal Parties and organizations from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. The Alliance changed its name in the General Assembly of November 2011 to become Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AAFD). The First elected president of AAFD (then NAL) was Dr. Mohamed Tamaldou, from “Parti de l'Union constitutionnelle”of Morocco who elected in the first Genearl Assembly held in Cairo in July 2008, and was then succeeded by Mr. Wael Nawara, from Egypt, who was elected by the General Assembly of AAFD (then NAL) at Beirut in November 2010. For more information Email : [email protected] Or visit our Website http://www.arab-liberals.net/