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  1. “Where State-run mass media are engaged in fierce propaganda that encourages extreme forms of nationalism and violent ideology while attempting to justify the grabbing and annexing of foreign lands, social radicalization and militarization become normal phenomena. In conclusion, may I once again express my country's firm commitment and readiness to actively contribute to and support the freedom of expression and the safety of journalists worldwide, as they constitute the cornerstone of free and pluralistic media.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  2. “We share the View that identifying journalists as a special category of persons that should be protected in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations and special political missions is an important first step in ensuring their protection.To that end, given the critical role of the Secretary-General, and while encouraging him to continue including the issue of the protection ofjournalists in armed conflict in his reports on the protection of civilians, we would also suggest considering the possibility of specific reporting by the Secretary-General on the subject. Another worrying development is related to the manipulation of information.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  3. “It sends a critical and unambiguous message that there is no excuse for allowing attacks against and murders of journalists and media workers to go unpunished. We call on Member States where journalists are at risk to heed the specific legal and policy measures set out in the resolution and implement them without delay, in close cooperation with the United Nations, other relevant international entities, civil society organizations andjournalistic networks.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  4. “We believe that the United Nations should start to counter this dangerous tendency by declaring unequivocally that a regime of military occupation cannot serve as an excuse from the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work independently, without undue interference or fear of censorship, persecution or prosecution. We should redouble our efforts to increase the effectiveness of the existing legal and political means to that end. In that context, we commend the work of the Human Rights Council, which last September adopted by consensus resolution 27/5, on the safety ofjournalists. We welcome the fact that the resolution is focused on ending impunity.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  5. “None of those cases was subjected to a proper investigation, owing to a lack of political will on the part of the authorities in effective control. Unfortunately, such is the trend worldwide. Appalling findings are set out in the Secretary- General's latest report on the protection of civilians (8/2013/689). The perpetrators were apprehended and prosecuted in less than 5 per cent of the cases, and accountability for perpetrators of attacks on journalists is virtually non-existent.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  6. “Along with other civilians, three journalists were killed and four wounded while exercising their professional functions, including a Dutch journalist who died in a Russian missile strike on civilian targets on 12 August 2008. Barbed-wire fences and other artificial obstacles along the occupation line have been installed, not only to disrupt people-to-people contacts and humanitarian access, but also to prevent journalists from entering the occupied territories and shedding light on the dire human rights situation on the ground. In April 2014, the occupation troops illegally detained three journalists from a Georgian television channel who were working on a report about the installation of barbed-wire fences in the area.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  7. “It would therefore be no overstatement to say that the information obtained by journalists often contributes directly to international peace and security. We note with deep concern that the number ofjournalists killed while doing their job has been consistently increasing in recent years. The most brutal and appalling examples are the recent beheadings ofjournalists by Daesh. Areas controlled by non-State actors and terrorist groups, as well as territories under foreign occupation, are zones of high risk for journalists, with threats to their lives from actors operating in total denial of established legal norms. Regrettably, my country is one of those that has witnessed the death ofjournalists on its soil, during the 2008 war with Russia.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source

  8. “I would like to begin by thanking the Lithuanian presidency and, personally, my good friend Minister Linkevieius, for bringing this important issue back to the Council. Today's discussion is timely, especially since there has been only one debate on the matter (see S/PV.7003), two years ago, following the landmark resolution 1738 (2006). We believe the Council should address this important issue more actively and frequently, as we face an ever-increasing and worrying trend of violence against journalists in both conflict and non-conflict situations, including by non-State actors. Timely and credible information is an essential tool for the international community to adequately assess a situation and, where possible, to prevent or respond to an emerging crisis.”

    2015-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7450Resumption1 (2015) · source