Amendment No. 12 | Doc. 13664 | 28 January 2015

Protection of media freedom in Europe

Signatories: Mr Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Luxembourg, SOC ; Mr Pierre-Yves LE BORGN', France, SOC ; Ms Meritxell MATEU PI, Andorra, ALDE ; Mr Michael McNAMARA, Ireland, SOC ; Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Bernard PASQUIER, Monaco, ALDE

Origin - 2015 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 4, insert the following paragraph:

"Recalling also its Resolution 1917 (2013) on Azerbaijan, the Assembly strongly condemns the recent crackdown on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the arrest of investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova. Furthermore, the Assembly strongly condemns the politically motivated harassment of the independent media freedom NGO, Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety and its chairman, a well-known media freedom advocate Emin Huseynov. The Assembly calls for Khadija Ismayilova's immediate and unconditional release and for all charges held against Emin Huseynov, head of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety to be dropped."