{"id":1097,"date":"2011-05-03T16:33:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aej-bulgaria.org\/en\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2011-05-03T16:33:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T13:33:05","slug":"ep-urges-for-better-eu-policy-for-protection-of-war-correspondents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aej-bulgaria.org\/en\/ep-urges-for-better-eu-policy-for-protection-of-war-correspondents\/","title":{"rendered":"EP urges for better EU policy for protection of war correspondents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aej-bulgaria.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1099\" style=\"border: black 1px solid;\" title=\"Jean Paul Marthoz, Professor of international journalism at the University of Louvain, called on the EU institutions to introduce a &quot;more daring&quot; policy to protect the right to press freedom.\" src=\"https:\/\/aej-bulgaria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/121-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>The EU should guarantee better protection for journalists reporting on armed conflicts, stated the MEPs from the\u00a0\u00a0Human Rights Sub-Committee on Monday. They discussed the ways to provide security for war reporters in debate with a view to the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, announced the press office of the European Parliament. In the debate, MEPs highlighted the crucial role played by the internet in these conflicts and the growing repression of bloggers.<\/div>\n<div><!--more-->&#8220;Truth is the first casualty of\u00a0war. That is the reason journalists have to be there and report war crimes on both sides&#8221;, said Barbara Lochbihler (Greens\/EFA, DE).<\/div>\n<div>\nV\u00e9ronique De Keyser (S&amp;D, BE), stressed the key role played by journalists and local observers. &#8220;Their work is irreplaceable for us, but what can we do behind our desks, from the EP, to protect them better?&#8221;, she asked.<br \/>\n&#8220;International rules already exist\u00a0to protect journalists in conflict regions, but\u00a0they are not always enforced&#8221;, said Reporters without Borders representative Olivier Basile, adding that the EU could\u00a0do more to protect them. &#8220;Journalists who get arrested still don&#8217;t have enough diplomatic support, as\u00a0was shown in Egypt&#8221;, he said.\u00a0French\u00a0war correspondent Anne Nivat added that journalists\u00a0need help most when they return. &#8220;There have to be some conditions guaranteed, such prior training and especially psychological support when they come back&#8221;, she said.<br \/>\nJean Paul Marthoz, Professor of international journalism at the University of Louvain, called on the EU institutions to introduce a &#8220;more daring&#8221; policy\u00a0to protect the right to\u00a0press freedom.<br \/>\nMarietje Schaake (ALDE, NL), highlighted\u00a0the growing tendency of authoritarian regimes to repress bloggers. She also suggested\u00a0regulating western information and\u00a0communications technology (ICT) companies &#8220;which sometimes can become state media, like the role played by Vodafone in Egypt, shutting down communications&#8221;.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU should guarantee better protection for journalists reporting on armed conflicts, stated the MEPs from the\u00a0\u00a0Human Rights Sub-Committee on Monday. They discussed the ways to provide security for war reporters in debate with a view to the World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, announced the press office of the European Parliament. 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