Amendment No. 10 | Doc. 13664 | 27 January 2015

Protection of media freedom in Europe

Signatories: Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Gediminas JAKAVONIS, Lithuania, ALDE ; Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Serhiy SOBOLEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Piotr WACH, Poland, EPP/CD ; Ms Svitlana ZALISHCHUK, Ukraine, NR ; Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD

Origin - 2015 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly is deeply concerned by the harsh application of laws on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and the Internet in the Russian Federation which have had a significant impact on the deterioration of media freedom and on the safety of journalists and other media actors. Establishing full control over the majority of pro-government media and placing constant pressure on the independent media, this has led to the widely spread phenomenon of propaganda that limits the possibilities for citizens of Russia to receive critical and fair reports about domestic and international affairs and contributes to the deterioration of the security situation in Ukraine."

Explanatory note

The report contains a significant section devoted to the considerable deterioration of media freedom in Russia. It includes legal practices which are contrary to European norms and standards as well as the use of wide propaganda in the information war against its own citizens and against Ukraine.