The Iraqi Center for Support Freedom of Speech calls on the Diyala Health Department to respecting the journalists and their work in the province, where correspondents and photographers who were working for satellite channels and media in the province complained of inappropriate treatment during press coverage.

That the branch of the Iraqi Journalists Association in the province received an invitation by the Department of Health to attend a coordination meeting with the Director of the Department, a representative of the Iraqi Center in Diyala said. The attendance was at ten o'clock on Monday, 2017/12/11, the purpose of this meeting was to coordinate the joint work and overcome the difficulties faced by media coverage during the work of the Diyala Health Department, after a delay of approximately one hour, we entered and the meeting was held by the head of the union branch and representatives of the various media. but we were surprised to change the subject of the meeting and the presence of members for the provincial council, which raises many question marks on Diyala health situation. This has meant ignoring the position of media professionals and not allocating suitable places to sit. Journalists called for withdrawal from the meeting and Do not deal with the activities of the Department of Health.