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2016/2607(RSP) Resolution on freedom of expression in Kazakhstan

Progress: Procedure completed

Events

2016/03/10
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
2016/03/10
   EP - Debate in Parliament
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Debate in Parliament
2016/03/10
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The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the freedom of expression in Kazakhstan.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups.

Parliament stressed its concerns about the climate for media and free speech in Kazakhstan and pointed out that freedom of speech for independent media, bloggers and individual citizens is a universal value that cannot be bargained away.

Concerned about the amendments to the Communications Law adopted in 2014, Members regretted the indiscriminate blocking of news, social media and other websites on the grounds that they feature unlawful content. They called on the Kazakh authorities to quash the convictions of bloggers and to ensure that any measure to restrict access to internet resources is based on law.

Parliament emphasised that the legitimate fight against terrorism and extremism should not be used as an excuse to ban opposition activity, hinder the freedom of expression or hamper the independence of the judiciary. It called on the Kazakh authorities to:

release the opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov, who is currently being held under strict prison conditions, pending an independent and impartial review of his case; guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights activists and NGOs in Kazakhstan are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals; review the articles of the Criminal Code that can be used to criminalise lawful behaviour protected by human rights law, in particular Article 174 on ‘inciting social, national, clan, racial, class or religious discord’; implement fully the recommendations of the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights before the next parliamentary elections in March 2016; implement the national torture prevention mechanism; commit to the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals recently adopted at international level.

Parliament also highlighted the great interest the EU has in a sustainable relationship with Kazakhstan in terms of political and economic cooperation. It stressed that deeper political and economic relations with the EU as envisaged by the recently signed Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement must be b ased on shared values and correspond to an active and concrete engagement by Kazakhstan to conduct political and democratic reforms stemming from its international obligations and commitments.

The EU, and in particular on the European External Action Service, are called upon to monitor closely developments in Kazakhstan , to raise concerns with the Kazakh authorities where necessary, to offer assistance, and to report regularly to Parliament.

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T8-0083/2016
2016/03/10
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2016/03/08
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B8-0337/2016
2016/03/08
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B8-0344/2016
2016/03/08
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B8-0345/2016
2016/03/08
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B8-0349/2016
2016/03/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0373/2016
2016/03/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0375/2016
2016/03/08
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0337/2016
2016/03/07
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0343/2016

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2016/03/10 Outcome: +: 483, -: 145, 0: 25
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61
49
29
41
16
19
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6
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5

Greece PPE

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Sweden PPE

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Belgium PPE

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Ireland PPE

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France PPE

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Slovakia PPE

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Austria PPE

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Slovenia PPE

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Malta PPE

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Bulgaria PPE

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Croatia PPE

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Czechia PPE

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Cyprus PPE

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Claude TURMES
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Heidi HAUTALA
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Marisa MATIAS
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2

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1

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Rina Ronja KARI
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Merja KYLLÖNEN
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17

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Joëlle BERGERON
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Petr MACH
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Rolandas PAKSAS
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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
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Diane DODDS
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Janice ATKINSON
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Notis MARIAS
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Branislav ŠKRIPEK

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Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ
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Eleni THEOCHAROUS
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Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
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8

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Marian HARKIN
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Angelika MLINAR
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RC-B8-0337/2016 - Am 3 #

2016/03/10 Outcome: +: 370, -: 234, 0: 46
IT GB ES DE BE SE IE PT DK NL FI CZ CY LT EE MT RO LU BG HR AT EL SI SK LV FR HU PL
Total
59
57
49
87
20
18
10
19
11
22
10
17
6
11
4
6
29
6
16
11
16
19
8
12
6
62
16
42
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Spain S&D

13

Germany S&D

24

Belgium S&D

4

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6

Ireland S&D

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Nessa CHILDERS
1

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8

Denmark S&D

3

Netherlands S&D

2

Finland S&D

1

Czechia S&D

3

Cyprus S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

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Zigmantas BALČYTIS
2

Estonia S&D

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Marju LAURISTIN
1

Malta S&D

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Romania S&D

12

Luxembourg S&D

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Mady DELVAUX
1

Bulgaria S&D

3

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Austria S&D

5

Greece S&D

4

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Tanja FAJON
1

Slovakia S&D

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Latvia S&D

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Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

France S&D

13

Hungary S&D

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Poland S&D

5
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United Kingdom ALDE

1

Spain ALDE

8

Germany ALDE

3

Belgium ALDE

5

Sweden ALDE

3

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

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2

Denmark ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

7

Finland ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

4

Estonia ALDE

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Urmas PAET
1

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Norica NICOLAI
3

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For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Croatia ALDE

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Angelika MLINAR
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Ivo VAJGL
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Rina Ronja KARI
1

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Merja KYLLÖNEN
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Heidi HAUTALA
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Bronis ROPĖ
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Indrek TARAND
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Claude TURMES
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Davor ŠKRLEC
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Igor ŠOLTES
1

France Verts/ALE

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Benedek JÁVOR
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Italy EFDD

17

United Kingdom EFDD

16

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Petr MACH
1

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Rolandas PAKSAS
1

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Joëlle BERGERON
1

Poland EFDD

1
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Italy ECR

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Remo SERNAGIOTTO
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15

Germany ECR

7

Belgium ECR

4

Denmark ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

Abstain (1)

Bas BELDER
1

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Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Czechia ECR

1

Cyprus ECR

1

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Romania ECR

Abstain (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Bulgaria ECR

2

Croatia ECR

Abstain (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
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Greece ECR

Abstain (1)

Notis MARIAS
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Slovakia ECR

2

Poland ECR

13
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Diane DODDS
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Germany NI

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Udo VOIGT
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Greece NI

5

France NI

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Bruno GOLLNISCH

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Aymeric CHAUPRADE
2

Hungary NI

2

Poland NI

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Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1
icon: ENF ENF
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Italy ENF

5

United Kingdom ENF

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Janice ATKINSON
1

Belgium ENF

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Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

4

Romania ENF

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Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

Austria ENF

3

France ENF

16

Poland ENF

2
icon: PPE PPE
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Italy PPE

10

Spain PPE

14

Germany PPE

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Andreas SCHWAB

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Joachim ZELLER
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Belgium PPE

For (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
4

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4

Ireland PPE

4

Portugal PPE

5

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Netherlands PPE

3

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Henna VIRKKUNEN
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Czechia PPE

7

Cyprus PPE

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Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
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Estonia PPE

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Tunne KELAM
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Luxembourg PPE

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Frank ENGEL, Georges BACH

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Viviane REDING
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Slovenia PPE

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    • date: 2016-03-10T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2016-0083 title: T8-0083/2016 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the freedom of expression in Kazakhstan. The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA and EFDD groups. Parliament stressed its concerns about the climate for media and free speech in Kazakhstan and pointed out that freedom of speech for independent media, bloggers and individual citizens is a universal value that cannot be bargained away. Concerned about the amendments to the Communications Law adopted in 2014, Members regretted the indiscriminate blocking of news, social media and other websites on the grounds that they feature unlawful content. They called on the Kazakh authorities to quash the convictions of bloggers and to ensure that any measure to restrict access to internet resources is based on law. Parliament emphasised that the legitimate fight against terrorism and extremism should not be used as an excuse to ban opposition activity, hinder the freedom of expression or hamper the independence of the judiciary. It called on the Kazakh authorities to: release the opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov, who is currently being held under strict prison conditions, pending an independent and impartial review of his case; guarantee in all circumstances that all human rights activists and NGOs in Kazakhstan are able to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals; review the articles of the Criminal Code that can be used to criminalise lawful behaviour protected by human rights law, in particular Article 174 on ‘inciting social, national, clan, racial, class or religious discord’; implement fully the recommendations of the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights before the next parliamentary elections in March 2016; implement the national torture prevention mechanism; commit to the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals recently adopted at international level. Parliament also highlighted the great interest the EU has in a sustainable relationship with Kazakhstan in terms of political and economic cooperation. It stressed that deeper political and economic relations with the EU as envisaged by the recently signed Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement must be b ased on shared values and correspond to an active and concrete engagement by Kazakhstan to conduct political and democratic reforms stemming from its international obligations and commitments. The EU, and in particular on the European External Action Service, are called upon to monitor closely developments in Kazakhstan , to raise concerns with the Kazakh authorities where necessary, to offer assistance, and to report regularly to Parliament.
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