1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Saudi Arabia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the case of Loujain al-Hathloul

   Saudi women human rights defender Loujain al-Hathloul has been sentenced by the Specialised Criminal Court, handling terrorism cases, to five years and eight months in prison, much of it spent in pre-trial detention. The EU regrets this, especially as she was prosecuted for advocating basic women’s

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/12/2020

8. Statements by the Spokesperson

   China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers

   Ten out of the twelve individuals from Hong Kong, detained at sea by the Chinese authorities in August, went on trial in Shenzhen on 28 December. The defendants were not permitted to appoint lawyers of their choice, and access to them in custody has been heavily restricted. The trial was not held

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/12/2020

9. Statements by the Spokesperson

   China: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing of journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders

   The restrictions on freedom of expression, on access to information, and intimidation and surveillance of journalists, as well as detentions, trials and sentencing of human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals in China, are growing and continue to be a source of great concern. On 28

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/12/2020

10. Statements by the Spokesperson

    Statement by the Spokesperson on the Rule of Law and Human Rights Situation in Turkey

    The European Union has repeatedly conveyed its serious concerns about continued negative developments as regards the rule of law, fundamental rights and the judiciary in Turkey along with specific recommendations in the Commission’s annual reports on Turkey to address credibly all relevant

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 25/12/2020

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