Skip to main content

PETER GRESTE AND IMPRISONED EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 759: tabled on 03 February 2015

Tabled in the 2014-15 session.

This motion has been signed by 33 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House welcomes the release of Al-Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, after 400 days in an Egyptian jail; commends the efforts of all those in Britain and internationally who have helped to raise the repression of journalists in Egypt, including the National Union of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists; continues to urge the Egyptian authorities to release Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamad along with the 10 local journalists who remain imprisoned; remains deeply concerned about the treatment of domestic journalists who are being targeted, threatened and attacked by the Egyptian government simply for trying to do their jobs; and calls on the Government to continue to make representations to bring to an end this travesty of justice and freedom of the press.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Blaydon
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 5 February 2015
Worthing West
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2015
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2015
North Ayrshire and Arran
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2015
Coventry South
Cunningham, Sir Tony
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2015
Workington
Davidson, Mr Ian
Labour
Signed on 9 February 2015
Glasgow South West
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 5 February 2015
Belfast North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 4 February 2015
Foyle
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 February 2015
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Galloway, Mr George
Respect Party
Signed on 11 February 2015
Bradford West
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 February 2015
St Ives
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 25 February 2015
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 9 February 2015
Portsmouth South
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 4 February 2015
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Luton North
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Hampstead and Kilburn
Lazarowicz, Mark
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Edinburgh North and Leith
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2015
Dundee West
McInnes, Liz
Labour
Signed on 5 February 2015
Heywood and Middleton
Morris, Grahame M.
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2015
Easington
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2015
Liverpool, Walton
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2015
Ealing, Southall
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2015
Walsall South
Ward, Mr David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 February 2015
Bradford East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.