whereas Mazen Darwish, a Syrian journalist and activist and president of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, has been imprisoned since 2012, as have Hani Al-Zaitani and Hussain Ghrer, for their work defending freedom of expression; whereas Mazen Darwish was reportedly subjected to severe torture and ill-treatment and on 6 May 2015 was taken to an unknown location; whereas Mazen Darwish has been awarded the 2015 UNESCO Press Freedom Prize, as well as other important international awards, such as the Preis der Lutherstädte — ‘Das unerschrockene Wort’ 2015, the Bruno-Kreisky-Preis für Verdienste um die Menschenrechte 2013, and the PEN-Pinter Prize 2014; whereas the continued imprisonment of Mazen Darwish, Hani Al-Zaitani and Hussain Ghrer is further evidence of the repressive nature of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria;
Mazen Darwish har fått Unescos pressfrihetspris 2015 liksom andra betydelsefulla internationella utmärkelser, t.ex. Preis der Lutherstädte – Das unerschrockene Wort 2015, Bruno-Kreisky-Preis für Verdienste um die Menschenrechte 2013 och PEN-Pinter Prize 2014. Det fortsatta fängslandet av Mazen Darwish, Hani al-Zaitani och Hussain Ghrer är ytterligare ett bevis på hur repressiv Bashar Assads regim i Syrien är.EurLex-2 EurLex-2