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2023/2782(RSP)

Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

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Introduced

12 July 2023

Last action

13 July 2023 · Plenary vote

Status

PLENARY_VOTE

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23 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Репресии срещу медиите и свободата на словото в Киргизстан

  • Czech

    Zásahy proti sdělovacím prostředkům a svobodě projevu v Kyrgyzstánu

  • Danish

    Undertrykkelse af medierne og ytringsfriheden i Kirgisistan

  • German

    Hartes Vorgehen gegen die Medien und gegen das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung in Kirgisistan

  • Greek

    Καταστολή των μέσων ενημέρωσης και της ελευθερίας της έκφρασης στην Κιργιζία

  • Spanish

    Represión de los medios de comunicación y la libertad de expresión en Kirguistán

  • Estonian

    Meedia ja väljendusvabaduse mahasurumine Kõrgõzstanis

  • Finnish

    Tiedotusvälineiden ja sananvapauden tukahduttaminen Kirgisiassa

  • French

    Répression à l'encontre des médias et liberté d'expression au Kirghizstan

  • Irish

    Cniogbheartaíocht ar na meáin agus ar shaoirse cainte sa Chirgeastáin

  • Croatian

    Represija u pogledu medija i slobode izražavanja u Kirgistanu

  • Hungarian

    A média és a véleménynyilvánítás szabadságának visszaszorítása Kirgizisztánban

  • Italian

    Repressione dei media e della libertà di espressione in Kirghizistan

  • Lithuanian

    Represijos prieš žiniasklaidą ir saviraiškos laisvę Kirgizijoje

  • Latvian

    Mediju un vārda brīvības apspiešana Kirgizstānā

  • Maltese

    Ir-repressjoni tal-media u tal-libertà tal-espressjoni fil-Kirgistan

  • Dutch

    Onderdrukking van de media en de vrijheid van meningsuiting in Kirgizië

  • Polish

    Ataki na media i wolność wypowiedzi w Kirgistanie

  • Portuguese

    Repressão dos meios de comunicação social e da liberdade de expressão no Quirguistão

  • Romanian

    Reprimarea presei și a libertății de exprimare în Kârgâzstan

  • Slovak

    Potláčanie médií a slobody prejavu v Kirgizsku

  • Slovenian

    Zatiranje medijev in svobode izražanja v Kirgizistanu

  • Swedish

    Tillslagen mot medierna och yttrandefriheten i Kirgizistan

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Official resolution 2023/2782(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 12 July 2023. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 12 July 2023

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  2. 12 July 2023

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  3. 12 July 2023

    Introduced

    Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

    Source: RSP

  4. 13 July 2023

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  5. 13 July 2023

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  6. 13 July 2023

    Plenary vote

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Répression à l'encontre des médias et liberté d'expression au Kirghizstan

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  • Répression à l'encontre des médias et liberté d'expression au Kirghizstan

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  • Репресиите срещу медиите и свободата на изразяване в Киргизстан

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  • Potlačování sdělovacích prostředků a svobody projevu v Kyrgyzstánu

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  • Zatiranje medijev in svobode izražanja v Kirgizistanu

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  • Ir-repressjoni tal-media u tal-libertà tal-espressjoni fil-Kirgistan

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  • Meedia ja väljendusvabaduse mahasurumine Kõrgõzstanis

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  • Represión de los medios de comunicación y la libertad de expresión en Kirguistán

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  • A média és a véleménynyilvánítás szabadságának Kirgizisztánban történő visszaszorítása

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  • A média és a véleménynyilvánítás szabadságának Kirgizisztánban történő visszaszorítása

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  • Tiedotusvälineiden ja sananvapauden tukahduttaminen Kirgisiassa

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  • Crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

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  • Καταστολή των μέσων ενημέρωσης και της ελευθερίας της έκφρασης στην Κιργιζία

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  • MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION crackdown on the media and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan

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  • BENDRAS PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl represijų prieš žiniasklaidą ir saviraiškos laisvę Kirgizijoje

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  • ΚΟΙΝΗ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με την καταστολή των μέσων ενημέρωσης και της ελευθερίας της έκφρασης στην Κιργιζία

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  • WSPÓLNY PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie ataków na media i wolność wypowiedzi w Kirgistanie

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  • ZAJEDNIČKI PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o represiji u pogledu medija i slobode izražavanja u Kirgistanu

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  • ZAJEDNIČKI PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o represiji u pogledu medija i slobode izražavanja u Kirgistanu

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  • GEMENSAMT FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om tillslagen mot medierna och yttrandefriheten i Kirgizistan

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  • SKUPNI PREDLOG RESOLUCIJE o zatiranju medijev in svobode izražanja v Kirgizistanu

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ÜHISETTEPANEK meedia ja väljendusvabaduse mahasurumise kohta Kõrgõzstanis

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  • SPOLEČNÝ NÁVRH USNESENÍ o potlačování sdělovacích prostředků a svobody projevu v Kyrgyzstánu

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  • PROPUESTA DE RESOLUCIÓN COMÚN sobre la represión de los medios de comunicación y la libertad de expresión en Kirguistán

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  • KOPĪGS REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par mediju un vārda brīvības apspiešanu Kirgizstānā

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  • KOPĪGS REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par mediju un vārda brīvības apspiešanu Kirgizstānā

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  • SPOLOČNÝ NÁVRH UZNESENIA o potláčaní médií a slobody prejavu v Kirgizsku

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  • SPOLOČNÝ NÁVRH UZNESENIA o potláčaní médií a slobody prejavu v Kirgizsku

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  • ОБЩО ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно репресиите срещу медиите и свободата на изразяване в Киргизстан

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  • ОБЩО ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно репресиите срещу медиите и свободата на изразяване в Киргизстан

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  • GEMEINSAMER ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG zu dem harten Vorgehen gegen die Medien und gegen das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung in Kirgisistan

    RESOLUTION_MOTION_JOINT · DE · 12 July 2023

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  • GEMEINSAMER ENTSCHLIESSUNGSANTRAG zu dem harten Vorgehen gegen die Medien und gegen das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung in Kirgisistan

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