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.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jeremy Corbyn	01/07/2008	Islington North	Labour	Proposed
Julie Morgan	01/07/2008	Cardiff North	Labour	Seconded
Ann Clwyd	01/07/2008	Cynon Valley	Labour	Seconded
Harry Cohen	01/07/2008	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Seconded
Mark Pritchard	01/07/2008	Wrekin, The	Conservative	Seconded
Robert Walter	01/07/2008	North Dorset	Conservative	Seconded
Tom Brake	01/07/2008	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angus MacNeil	02/07/2008	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	Scottish National Party	Signed
Robert Wareing	02/07/2008	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Mike Hancock	02/07/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	02/07/2008	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	02/07/2008	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Michael Clapham	02/07/2008	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	02/07/2008	Gower	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	02/07/2008	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	02/07/2008	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	02/07/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	02/07/2008	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Chris McCafferty	02/07/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	02/07/2008	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Rudi Vis	03/07/2008	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	03/07/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Andrew George	03/07/2008	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	03/07/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	03/07/2008	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Paisley	03/07/2008	North Antrim	DUP	Signed
Brian Jenkins	03/07/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	03/07/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
John Pugh	03/07/2008	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	07/07/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	07/07/2008	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	07/07/2008	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
David Drew	07/07/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	07/07/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	07/07/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	07/07/2008	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	07/07/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/07/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	08/07/2008	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	08/07/2008	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
John Leech	09/07/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	09/07/2008	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	10/07/2008	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	14/07/2008	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
John Austin	15/07/2008	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	16/07/2008	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	16/07/2008	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	17/07/2008	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Battle	17/07/2008	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	21/07/2008	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dowd	22/07/2008	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	22/07/2008	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	22/07/2008	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Willie Rennie	06/10/2008	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	06/10/2008	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	06/10/2008	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tim Farron	06/10/2008	Westmorland & Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Don Foster	06/10/2008	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	06/10/2008	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Levitt	06/10/2008	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	06/10/2008	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	23/10/2008	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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