On Tajikistan: state repression against the independent media
B-9-2024-0085
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Anna Fotyga, Karol Karski, Angel Dzhambazki, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, Veronika Vrecionová, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Assita Kanko, Anna Zalewska, Elżbieta Kruk, Adam Bielan, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Witold Jan Waszczykowski
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This is a motion for a resolution on state repression against independent media in Tajikistan. It demands the government protect opposition politicians and journalists, release those imprisoned, and uphold international law on freedom of expression and media freedom.¶¶¶ It calls on international organisations to monitor the situation and report on press freedom, and encourages the EU to support independent media in Tajikistan.¶¶
Key points
- Demands the Tajik government take immediate measures to ensure the safety and legal protection of opposition politicians and journalists, and investigate all acts of violence and intimidation against them.¶
- Demands the release of all journalists and opposition politicians from prison and investigation of all cases of violence against them.
- Reminds Tajikistan of its obligations under international law and urges the government to comply with standards on freedom of expression and media freedom.¶
- Calls on international organisations to monitor the situation in Tajikistan, investigate human rights violations and report regularly on press freedom.¶
- Encourages the EU to give full support to independent media in Tajikistan to strengthen their ability to resist repression.¶
Who is affected
- The government of Tajikistan, which is asked to protect journalists and opposition politicians and release those imprisoned.¶¶
- Opposition politicians and journalists in Tajikistan, who face violence, intimidation and imprisonment.
- International organisations, which are called on to monitor and report on the situation.¶
- The EU, which is encouraged to support independent media in Tajikistan.¶
Figures and deadlines
- seven and 20 years in prison, the sentences given to journalists since October 2022.¶