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dcterms:Date	"2013-06-12"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Michael Cashman2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, as a member of the delegation for the observation of trials of journalists in Turkey, I mentioned earlier the situation of journalists who have been imprisoned as terrorists in Turkey simply for carrying out their work as independently as possible. Furthermore, as protests go on, four TV channels were fined today for promoting violence in Gezi Park solely by covering the events. In several European countries, we have seen the adoption or attempted adoption of laws that limit freedom of expression, including in the press, on issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity. These laws label any discussions as ‘gay propaganda’. Fines and imprisonment are provided for against individuals or organisations that support the fundamental rights of LGBT people. Yesterday in Russia, the Duma adopted a homophobic federal law banning the so-called propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations. This is part of a wider systematic crackdown on Russian LGBT people and civil society movements in general, and hate speech from Putin and others has resulted in the barbaric killing of gay men. Shame on you, Putin! Shame on you! In Africa, state homophobia increases. We are also seeing laws under consideration in Moldova, Ukraine, and even in Lithuania and Hungary. This is unacceptable and uncivilised. So I ask the Commission, Member States and the External Action Service to systematically express the EU’s strongest opposition to laws that restrict freedom of expression, which, for instance, target sexual orientation and gender identity. A word on religion and belief: religion and belief are intensely personal and private. They should never be imposed upon others, especially where such imposition diminishes the human rights and civil liberties of others. Thank you."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Michael Cashman (S&D ). -"1
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