The recent legislation proposed by the right wing majority in the Israeli Knesset allows for classifications of NGOs into two categories, so as to limit the work of human rights NGOs in Israel. The legislation will effectively divide NGOs into two kinds: those considered “friendly” to Israel and those considered “political” or “unfriendly” to Israel.
 

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The European Parliament,
–   having regard to its recent resolutions on Tunisia, in particular that of 3 February 2011(1),

The European Parliament,

European Socialists and Democrats called on the EU fisheries ministers and the Commission to provide immediate financial support for EU fishermen banned from Moroccan waters, following the European Parliament decision to put an end to the existing fisheries agreement with Rabat as from yesterday.   
 
Ulrike Rodust MEP, S&D spokesperson on fisheries, and Josefa Andres Barea, S&D member of the Parliament's committee on fisheries, said:
 

The Group of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament calls for the immediate resignation of Bashar Al-Assad and is in complete solidarity with the Syrian people struggling for freedom, dignity and democracy.
 
Said Véronique De Keyser, vice-president of the S&D Group:
 
"The dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad has no more legitimacy for the Syrian people and faces complete international isolation because of its increasingly repressive and bloody acts.

Ms Razan Zaitouneh, Sakharov laureate from Syria. Ms Razan Zaitouneh was not able to travel to Strasbourg for today's award ceremony due to the difficult security situation. Ms Razan Zaitouneh is in hiding in Syria but was able to send this message to the European Parliament

The release of the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) on 23 November 2011 has confirmed that repression of Bahraini citizens resulting in torture and deaths have occurred since the beginning of revolutions in the country. Furthermore, the BICI reviewed all aspects of violations of rights in Bahrain in the time period of February and March 2011. The Bahraini regime has put in place a Commission to report on the findings of the BICI.
 

   
You are kindly invited to the
S&D Conference
on
Syria at the Crossroads
which will take place
from 15.30 to 19.00
on
Wednesday 7th December 2011
in the meeting room
ASP 3G2
with the participation of