Jailed Qatari Poet
EDM number 645 in 2013-14, proposed by George Galloway on 29/10/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights and Middle East.
That this House notes that the Qatari poet, Muhammad ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, has now served two years of a 15 year sentence for allegedly criticising the Qatari government in the wake of the Arab Spring; believes that this is an outrageous sentence to impose for the exercise of freedom of speech; calls on the Qatari government to free Mr al-Ajami; and calls on the Government to make urgent representations to the Qatari government calling for his release.
This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Galloway | 29/10/2013 | Bradford West | Respect | Proposed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 30/10/2013 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Seconded |
| Mark Durkan | 30/10/2013 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
| Paul Flynn | 30/10/2013 | Newport West | Labour | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 30/10/2013 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 31/10/2013 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 31/10/2013 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 31/10/2013 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 31/10/2013 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Mary Glindon | 10/02/2014 | North Tyneside | Labour | Signed |
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