Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-05-12-Speech-4-335-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-05-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Azerbaijan (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110512.30.4-335-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-05-12-Speech-4-337-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Tadeusz Zwiefka2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; JURI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Once again, we are calling attention to the question of free speech and freedom of the press and to the general policy of treating journalists in Azerbaijan. Reports from a variety of sources indicate that the situation of journalists and every kind of political activist in Azerbaijan is becoming increasingly difficult. As far back as 2005, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, pledged that all the rights of journalists would be respected and that they would be able to count on help in the event of any kind of danger. The facts reveal, however, that those words are just an empty promise. As someone who, for many years, worked as a journalist and has a thorough knowledge of the job, this matter is of particular importance to me. In Azerbaijan, journalists are constantly hindered from fulfilling their basic role – the reliable and credible provision of information. It is unacceptable that journalists are carrying out their work under the threat of arrests and body searches. The Azerbaijani authorities have to realise that the activity of free and independent media is a clear signal to the international community that a country is a credible partner on the world stage. The message given by the European Parliament should be clear – the benefits of economic cooperation with the European Union must not obscure expectations regarding the need to move towards European standards of respect for fundamental human rights, in particular, free speech and freedom of the press, which are a pillar of democracy and without which it is impossible for a modern democratic society to exist."@en1

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