Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-05-07-Speech-4-257"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-05-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Iran: the case of Roxana Saberi2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090507.33.4-257"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-05-07-Speech-4-2582
lpv:speaker	lp:Justas Vincas Paleckis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2008-01-14--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"On the last day of this legislative term, such a beautiful spring day, it would be nice to hope that somehow this subject, human rights violations, will one day no longer be on Parliament’s agenda, that we will no longer have to discuss it in this beautiful Chamber. However, sadly, this is just an illusion and today, as always, our agenda is overloaded and does not even contain all of the painful cases from various countries around the world. This is not the first time we have discussed Iran in this plenary session. This time we are concerned about the unlawful imprisonment of Roxana Saberi. She was first arrested for an apparently minor offence – purchasing wine – although in Iran it is an offence. Then, however, there was the charge that she was working as a journalist without official accreditation, which later turned into the charge that she was a US spy. The Iranian Government organised a one-day closed-door trial without witnesses or concrete, publicly declared charges. This is not the first time the Iranian Government has trampled on human rights, imprisoned people unlawfully and passed verdicts which contravene international standards. The execution of Delara Darabi, the detention of the journalist Maryam Malek and defenders of workers’ rights – these are but a few examples. We must recognise that Iranian fundamentalists continue to organise political trials in an attempt to further intimidate free thinkers. It is regrettable that Iran is continuing its policy of self-isolation in this way and is failing to exploit initiatives by the international community and the new US Administration to normalise relations. I have always said that dialogue and mutual understanding are better than confrontation, but this time I propose that we react in a very strict, hard manner to this case and that we demand that the Iranian regime’s court respect all international standards."@en1
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