Amendment 15 Amendment 16 Amendment 6 Amendment 17 Amendment 7 Sub-amendment 1 to amendment 7 Sub-amendment 2 to amendment 7 Amendment 3 Amendment 4 Amendment 8 Sub-amendment 1 to amendment 8 Amendment 5 Amendment 9 Sub-amendment 1 to amendment 9 Amendment 10 Amendment 11 Amendment 12 Sub-amendment 1 to amendment 12 Amendment 20 Amendment 18 Amendment 2 Amendment 13 Amendment 19 Sub-amendment 1 to amendment 19 Amendment 1 Amendment 14
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28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the draft resolution, paragraph 1, insert the following phrase at the begining of the paragraph: "Condemning in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January 2015,"
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 1, insert the following sentence: "Any attack on media and journalists is an attack on a democratic society."
26 January 2015
Tabled by Mr René ROUQUET, Mr Gvozden Srećko FLEGO, Mr Frédéric REISS, Mr Jean-Claude MIGNON, Ms Nicole DURANTON, Mr Jean-Yves LE DÉAUT, Mr François GROSDIDIER, Mr Rudy SALLES
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 1, insert the following paragraph:
"Appalled by the horrible and cowardly crimes committed in Paris, the Assembly underlines the importance it attaches to freedom of expression, one of the cornerstones of democracy. When in a society fear and self-censorship take the place of freedom to criticise and investigate, democracy is undeniably ailing. The freedom and safety of journalists is also our freedom and our safety."
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 2, insert the following paragraph:
"The Assembly recalls that political criticism and satire must be protected as an essential part of media freedom. Freedom of expression is applicable not only to information or ideas that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also to those that offend, shock or disturb the state or any sector of the population, subject only to the conditions and restrictions foreseen in the European Convention on Human Rights."
27 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Gediminas JAKAVONIS, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Jan RZYMEŁKA, Mr Boryslav BEREZA, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Andriy LOZOVOY
Votes: 86 in favor 2 against 5 abstentions
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, replace the first sentence with the following sentence : "Recalling Recommendation 1702 (2005) on freedom of the press and the working conditions of journalists in conflict zones, the Assembly condemns the alleged targeted attacks on journalists in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and calls on the authorities of Ukraine to do their utmost to investigate those attacks and bring the perpetrators before the domestic courts, and calls on the Russian Federation to use their influence on the pro-Russian separatist forces to contribute to these investigations."
Explanatory note
According to international law, Ukraine has the exclusive right to conduct investigations and judicial proceedings on its territory. The Russian side has to use its influence on pro-Russian separatists to allow Ukrainian investigators into areas which are not under the control of the Ukrainian government.
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 78 in favor 3 against 6 abstentions
In amendment 7, after the word "condemns", insert the following words : "the killings and".
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 73 in favor 12 against 5 abstentions
In amendment 7, delete the following words: "and calls on the Russian Federation to use their influence on the pro-Russian separatist forces to contribute to these investigations."
26 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Robert SHLEGEL, Mr Igor MOROZOV, Ms Svetlana GORYACHEVA, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Ms Olga BORZOVA
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, replace the words "those attacks" with the following words: "the killings of the Italian journalist Andrea Rochell (21 May 2014), the Russian journalists Igor Kornelyuk (17 June 2014), Anatoly Klyan (29 June 2014) and Andrey Stenin (6 August 2014), and the Ukrainian journalists Sergey Korechenkov and Andrey Vyachalo (6 August 2014) and Alexander Kuchinsky (29 November 2014)".
26 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Robert SHLEGEL, Mr Igor MOROZOV, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Ms Olga BORZOVA, Ms Svetlana GORYACHEVA
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, after the first sentence, insert the following sentence: "The Assembly condemns the Ukrainian authorities' actions in detaining journalists and in preventing them from performing their professional duties."
27 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Gediminas JAKAVONIS, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Jan RZYMEŁKA, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Mr Boryslav BEREZA
If adopted, amendment 5 falls.
Votes: 89 in favor 2 against 4 abstentions
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, delete the last sentence.
Explanatory note
On 27 December 2014, Roman Chermesky, journalist and founder of the magazine "Ukrainian Space" was released and returned home. On 5 January 2015, Serhiy Sakadynskiy the editor in chief of the Lugansk online edition of "Politics 2.0" was released and returned home. This amendment is consistent with the real situation.
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 80 in favor 0 against 11 abstentions
In amendment 8, replace the words "delete the last sentence" with the following words: "replace the last sentence with the following sentence: "The Assembly welcomes the release of the Ukrainian journalists Roman Cheremsky on 27 December 2014 and Serhiy Sakadynskiy on 5 January 2015, who had been detained for months in the conflict area in eastern Ukraine." "
26 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Robert SHLEGEL, Mr Igor MOROZOV, Ms Olga KAZAKOVA, Ms Olga BORZOVA, Ms Svetlana GORYACHEVA
Falls if amendment 8 is adopted.
In the draft resolution, paragraph 3, delete the following words: "by the pro-Russian forces holding them,"
27 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Mr Leonid YEMETS, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Mr Boryslav BEREZA
Votes: 85 in favor 1 against 6 abstentions
In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3, add the following sentences: "Moreover, the Assembly strongly condemns the fact of the arrest of the Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov in illegally annexed Crimea and alleged reports of his torture and urges the Russian authorities to release him immediately. The systematic harassment of free and independent media in annexed Crimea, including the recent raid on the ATR television station, cannot be tolerated in Europe."
Explanatory note
The issue is raised in the report and should be reflected in the resolution. The case of Oleg Sentsov, who had been illegally captured by the de facto authorities in annexed Crimea and illegally trafficked to Russia, is one of the most brutal violations of Russia's commitments and obligations.
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 82 in favor 1 against 10 abstentions
In amendment 9, replace the first sentence with the following two sentences: "The Assembly notes with concern that the Ukrainian film producer Oleg Sentsov was transferred from detention in Simferopol to Moscow in May 2014 and has since been under criminal investigations by a Russian court in Moscow. Referring to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 of 27 March 2014, which declared illegal the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation, Oleg Sentsov should be transferred by the Russian authorities to the competent law enforcement authorities of Ukraine without further delay."
27 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Gediminas JAKAVONIS, Mr Piotr WACH, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Mr Boryslav BEREZA
Votes: 14 in favor 77 against 7 abstentions
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.
27 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Volodymyr ARIEV, Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ms Svitlana ZALISCHUK, Ms Olena SOTNYK, Mr Pavlo UNGURYAN, Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Mr Gediminas JAKAVONIS, Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Mr Andriy LOZOVOY, Mr Boryslav BEREZA
Votes: 19 in favor 72 against 11 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:
"In the course of the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation as well as the outbreak of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russian media and journalists were used by the Russian authorities as a tool in an information war against Ukraine, namely to conduct subversive activity, to destabilize the internal situation, to escalate violence, to support the activities of illegal armed groups and to conduct anti-state propaganda and disinformation etc."
Explanatory note
This amendment condemns information warfare and the media used to justify the illegal annexation of the Crimea and Russia's aggression in Eastern Ukraine.
28 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Hans FRANKEN, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Pierre-Yves LE BORGN', Mr Michael MCNAMARA, Ms Meritxell MATEU, Mr Bernard PASQUIER
Votes: 65 in favor 21 against 10 abstentions
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."
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 64 in favor 23 against 11 abstentions
In amendment 12, replace the paragraph with the following paragraph: "Concerned by the detention of Khadija Ismayilova, the criminal charges against Emin Huseynov and the closure of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Baku in December 2014, the Assembly calls on the authorities of Azerbaijan to respect the right to the presumption of innocence as well as freedom of expression of foreign media in Azerbaijan. Given the wide attention given to those criminal proceedings, judicial authorities should inform the media about their essential acts, without prejudice to the secrecy of investigations and the rights of victims or defendants."
28 January 2015
Tabled by Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Mr Igor KOLMAN, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Karl GARÐARSSON
In the draft resolution, paragraph 5, at the end, add the following words : "as well as the murder of the media manager and founder of one of the major tv channels Erosi Kitsmarishvili in Georgia (2014)."
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the draft resolution, paragraph 6, last sentence, after the words "in spite of some progress" insert the following words: "the arrest of one journalist following the operations involving some media in Istanbul on 14 December 2014, the recent denial by the Turkish Prime Ministry's Directorate General of Press and Information (BYEGM) to grant permanent press cards to 94 journalists and".
26 January 2015
Tabled by Ms Rózsa HOFFMANN, Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, Ms Elvira KOVÁCS, Mr Attila KORODI, Mr Gordan JANDROKOVIĆ, Mr Axel FISCHER, Mr Tobias ZECH, Ms Anette HÜBINGER, Ms Karin STRENZ, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI
Votes: 21 in favor 61 against 11 abstentions
In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 9.
Explanatory note
The cited opinion of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on Hungary's media was issued after the adoption of the first textual formulation (2010. XII.31.) of new legislation on media regulations in Hungary. Since the issue of the opinion the legislation has been amended several times according to the mentioned proposals, in close cooperation with the Council of Europe.
28 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Hans FRANKEN, Mr Yves CRUCHTEN, Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Mr Pierre-Yves LE BORGN', Ms Meritxell MATEU, Mr Bernard PASQUIER
Votes: 68 in favor 20 against 8 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 9, insert the following paragraph:
"Referring to the opinion of the Venice Commission on Azerbaijan's legislation pertaining to the protection against defamation (14 October 2013)and the observations of the Commissioner for Human Rights in this regard (23 April 2014), the Assembly urges the Azerbaijani parliament to amend its legislation in order to bring it in line with Azerbaijan's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and in line with the legislative proposal made by the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. The Assembly urges the authorities to in the meantime use the existing legislation with particular precaution, to take particular steps to guarantee rights to fair trial in this regard, and to avoid prison sentences for such offences as proposed by the Plenum of the Supreme Court."
28 January 2015
Tabled by Mr Rait MARUSTE, Mr Margus HANSON, Mr Igor KOLMAN, Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Mr Karl GARÐARSSON, Ms Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI
Votes: 74 in favor 5 against 9 abstentions
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 9, insert the following paragraph:
"In addition to the observations expressed with regards to Georgia in Resolution 2015 (2014) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia and Resolution 1920 (2013) on the state of media freedom in Europe, the Assembly notes with concern the controversial changes in media ownership following the 2012 parliamentary elections, threatening public declarations by the government representatives targeting TV Rustavi2 and the recent adoption of legislation aimed at curbing the financial independence of private broadcasters and thus potentially influencing their editorial independence."
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Votes: 51 in favor 22 against 18 abstentions
In amendment 19, delete the following words: "threatening public declarations by the government representatives targeting TV Rustavi2".
26 January 2015
Tabled by Ms Rózsa HOFFMANN, Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, Ms Elvira KOVÁCS, Mr Attila KORODI, Mr Gordan JANDROKOVIĆ, Mr Axel FISCHER, Mr Tobias ZECH, Ms Anette HÜBINGER, Ms Karin STRENZ, Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI
Votes: 17 in favor 60 against 12 abstentions
In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 14.3.2.
Explanatory note
Since their adoption in 2010 the acts on Media Service and Mass Media, the Freedom of the Press and the Fundamental Rules of Media Content were amended as a result of close cooperation between the Council of Europe and Hungarian authorities.
28 January 2015
Tabled by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
In the title of the draft resolution and draft recommendation, after the word "protection", add the following words: "of the safety of journalists and".