1. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on recent listings under the law on “undesirable organisations”

   The European Union strongly disagrees with the recent decisions of the Russian authorities to include the  Prague Civil Society Centre  and the  Association of Schools of Political Studies  of the Council of Europe on their list of “undesirable organisations”. These organisations aim at

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 24/01/2021

2. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Georgia/Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights (*)

   On 21 January, the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber issued a landmark judgement in the inter-State case concerning the armed conflict between Georgia and the Russian Federation in August 2008 and its consequences. The ruling clearly concludes that after 12 August 2008 the Russian

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 23/01/2021

3. Remarks

   Turkey: Speech on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate

   Speech on the human rights situation in Turkey, notably the case of Selahattin Demirtas and other prisoners of conscience, delivered by Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 21/01/2021

4. HR/VP speeches

   Arrest of Alexei Navalny: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate

   Check against delivery! Ms President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, The arrest, on live TV, of the Russian opposition politician Mr Alexei Navalny upon his return to Moscow last Sunday is unacceptable, both to Europe and also to the international community which believes in the

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/01/2021

5. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on launching the preparations for elections

   On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas enacted a decree-law on holding legislative, presidential and National Council elections in the coming months starting with legislative elections on 22 May. This is a welcome development as participative, representative and accountable democratic

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/01/2021

6. Statements by the Spokesperson

   United States: Statement by the Spokesperson on the first federal-level execution of a woman in decades

   The European Union deeply regrets the execution at a federal level in the United States of the first woman in almost seven decades. The EU had called for clemency to be granted to Lisa Montgomery taking into consideration international law and internationally accepted minimum standards that should

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 13/01/2021

7. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Kazakhstan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the parliamentary elections

   The European Union welcomes the efficient organisation of the Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan that took place on 10 January 2021, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Kazakh authorities’ good cooperation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 11/01/2021

8. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Kyrgyz Republic: Statement by the Spokesperson on the Presidential Elections and on the referendum on the future political system

   The European Union welcomes the orderly and well-administered Presidential election of 10 January 2021 in the Kyrgyz Republic, especially in light of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the preliminary findings and conclusions of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 11/01/2021

9. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Vietnam: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of three journalists

   The sentencing of Mr Pham Chi Dung to 15 years in prison, and 11 years each for Mr Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Mr Le Huu Minh Tuan, is a negative development. All three are members of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vietnam (IJAVN), a civil society organisation which promotes free speech,

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 06/01/2021

10. Statements by the Spokesperson

    Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the execution of a juvenile offender

    On 31 December, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was executed in Iran, after being sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old. The European Union condemns this execution in the strongest terms and recalls yet again that the death sentences for crimes committed by persons below the age

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 31/12/2020

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