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"I welcome the fact that the question of freedom of expression is the subject of today’s debate, because in June this year, I initiated, together with other Members of the European Parliament, a Reflection Group with an interest in this matter. The journalists we invited to Strasbourg talked about forms of ostracism used against representatives of the media. The participants of this meeting showed us how freedom of expression is restricted by huge fines imposed by courts for raising uncomfortable historical subjects or defending traditional values, by preventing the distribution of films on uncomfortable subjects such as the causes of the Smolensk air disaster, and by harassment in the form of constant scrutiny of Catholic broadcasters who do not sympathise with those in power. I would like, however, to mention a very spectacular case of the intimidation of an investigative journalist in Poland, who broke down as a result of false accusations made against him. In desperation, he tried to take his life. In a final letter to his children, he wrote that they should not believe the libellous things that were being written about him. This is just one of numerous instances which we noted at the meeting in June. The next meeting of the Reflection Group on Protection of Freedom of Expression will take place on 22 September during the Strasbourg part-session."@en1
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