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Freedom Of Expression In Yemen

EDM number 1931 in 2007-08, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 01/07/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights and Middle East.

That this House notes with concern the conviction and sentencing to six years in prison of leading Yemeni journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani; commends the courage and resilience of journalists and activists who continue to tackle sensitive political and human rights issues despite the harassment and risks faced in what appears to be part of a wider clampdown on freedom of expression in Yemen; and calls on the UK Government to use its influence to press the Yemeni authorities to release Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani, stop prosecuting journalists, activists and critics of the state for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression and to release all prisoners arrested solely for the non-violent expression of their opinions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 62 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn01/07/2008Islington NorthLabourProposed
Julie Morgan01/07/2008Cardiff NorthLabourSeconded
Ann Clwyd01/07/2008Cynon ValleyLabourSeconded
Harry Cohen01/07/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSeconded
Mark Pritchard01/07/2008The WrekinConservativeSeconded
Robert Walter01/07/2008North DorsetConservativeSeconded
Tom Brake01/07/2008Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn02/07/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil02/07/2008Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Robert Wareing02/07/2008Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Mike Hancock02/07/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Durkan02/07/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Michael Clapham02/07/2008Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Alan Meale02/07/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
William McCrea02/07/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Adrian Sanders02/07/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty02/07/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd02/07/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Alan Simpson02/07/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Martin Caton02/07/2008GowerLabourSigned
Ian Paisley03/07/2008North AntrimDUPSigned
Rudi Vis03/07/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley03/07/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew George03/07/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington03/07/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Colin Breed03/07/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins03/07/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins03/07/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Pugh03/07/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams07/07/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard07/07/2008WalthamstowLabourSigned
Vincent Cable07/07/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster07/07/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore07/07/2008HendonLabourSigned
John McDonnell07/07/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones07/07/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Drew07/07/2008StroudLabourSigned
Ann Cryer08/07/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell08/07/2008Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies08/07/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Albert Owen09/07/2008Ynys MLabourSigned
John Leech09/07/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson10/07/2008North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton14/07/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
John Austin15/07/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell16/07/2008Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Doug Naysmith16/07/2008Bristol North WestLabourSigned
John Battle17/07/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
John Hemming17/07/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey21/07/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dowd22/07/2008Lewisham WestLabourSigned
Norman Baker22/07/2008LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson22/07/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch06/10/2008HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Levitt06/10/2008High PeakLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael06/10/2008Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster06/10/2008BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron06/10/2008Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth06/10/2008CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Hunter06/10/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Willie Rennie06/10/2008Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Susan Kramer23/10/2008Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned

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