5 Amendments of Josef WEIDENHOLZER related to 2016/2308(INI)
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Condemns strongly the violations of freedom of expression and the serious infringements of media freedom, including the disproportionate bannings of media sites and social media; notes with concern the closure of around 170 media outlets - including almost all Kurdish-language outlets - and the jailing of more than 150 journalists; recalls that a free and pluralistic press is an essential component of any democracy and urges the Turkish government to release all journalists immediately; stresses, that a free and open internet is an essential element of democracy, social media can be a useful tool for the civil society and the blocking of websites like Wikipedia constitutes a severe attack on democracy and the freedom of speech;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma; notes, that with regard to respect for and protection of minorities in compliance with the Copenhagen Criteria minorities should also have the right to receive education in their native language in public schools;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Condemns in the strongest terms all terrorist attacks carried out in Turkey, and stands firmly by Turkey’s population in our joint fight against terrorism; welcomes the close bilateral relations between EU Member States and Turkey in the field of anti-terrorism cooperation, including on ‘foreign fighters’; reiterates its condemnation of the return to violence by some elements of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations since 2002; invites the Member States to enforce legislation banning the use of signs and symbols of organisations which are on that list; is concerned that the perspective of achieving a peaceful and democratic solution to the Kurdish issue is under threat; a peace-dialogue and peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue is necessary also for the future of Turkey; similar to the situation in Northern Ireland a peaceful solution will be reached only with involving all concerned parties and democratic forces;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Iraq, and refrain from taking any military action in Iraq without a clear consent of the Iraqi government; notes with strong concern that recent Turkish attacks in Sinjar region of Iraq and the Kurdish region of Syria (Rojava) further destabilised the region and harmed the international efforts against Daesh;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from northern Iraq and the Kurdish region of Syria (Rojava); stresses that the remaining of the Turkish troops in Iraq without the consent of the Iraqi government constitutes a violation of the international law and would have negative effects on the stabilization efforts in and around Mosul, including reintegration, inter-ethnic and inter- confessional coexistence, development, reconstruction and safe return of the original inhabitants to the region.