01/10/2025 | 13:28:17 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I speak today to fully support this motion and report. The detention of Ukrainian journalists by Russia is a human rights issue and breach of international law. And as we sadly know, in the most horrific cases, it leads to death. The role journalists play in upholding democracy and calling for accountability is a cornerstone of a functioning system. Journalists are protected under international law – we need to remember tht they sacrifice... 30/09/2025 | 18:39:24 Thank you, Chair. As colleagues know, the Commissioner for Human Rights has sent several letters to the Hungarian National Assembly this year to warn against passing of laws that go against the values that we're supposed to share. The Commissioner’s calls to uphold human rights and take the pressure off civil society have been ignored, as the Hungarian government continues to silence independent voices. Journalists, activists and judges are branded "bugs" or "insects" by the Prime Minister... 08/04/2025 | 18:02:01 Thank you, Chair. As we've already heard today, we've seen deeply worrying trends regarding the use of excessive force and police violence, including the use of tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, and, as we've heard from Amnesty International reports in Serbia, the unlawful use of sonic weapons against peaceful protesters. We need to be unequivocal in our opposition to the forceful dispersing of peaceful protesters, whether that be in the Western Balkan, Central Europe, or indeed... 08/04/2025 | 12:02:20 We have seen a plethora of examples of interference on social media platforms from a range of different actors, both from states, as we've heard already this morning, from states like Russia, but we've also seen it from social media companies who are farming our data and feeding off online outrage for clicks and ad revenue, and this has served to influence public debate and create distrust so that the truth is impossible to understand. This isn't new. We have known about this issue since the...