Azerbaijan, notably the repression of civil society and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and Ilhamiz Guliyev
AdoptedReference RC-B9-0227/2024
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- For474
- Against4
- Abstained51
- Absent176
- Margin
- +470
- Turnout
- 75%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left3723041085%
S&D14099104099%
Greens/EFA7262
By country
- DE Germany84–0–1
- FR France66–0–1
- IT Italy36–0–5
- ES Spain51–0–1
- PL Poland21–1–19
- RO Romania––
Every MEP
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Asim ADEMOVEPP · BG
- Isabella ADINOLFIEPP · IT
- Matteo ADINOLFIID · IT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Mazaly AGUILARECR · ES
- Clara AGUILERAS&D · ES
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alviina ALAMETSÄGreens/EFA · FI
- João ALBUQUERQUES&D · PT
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Catherine AMALRICRenew · FR
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOUEPP · GR
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- Margrete AUKENGreens/EFA · DK
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Carmen AVRAMS&D · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Laura BALLARÍN CEREZAS&D · ES
- Marek Paweł BALTS&D · PL
- Jordan BARDELLAID · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Pietro BARTOLOS&D · IT
- Alessandra BASSOID · IT
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZRenew · ES
- Nicolas BAYECR · FR
- Gunnar BECKID · DE
- Vasco BECKER-WEINBERGEPP · PT
- Tiziana BEGHINNon-attached · IT
- Aurélia BEIGNEUXID · FR
- Marek BELKAS&D · PL
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGECR · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Alexander BERNHUBEREPP · AT
- Monika BEŇOVÁNon-attached · SK
- Robert BIEDROŃS&D · PL
- Adam BIELANECR · PL
- Theresa BIELOWSKIS&D · AT
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 474 votes to 4, with 51 abstentions, a resolution on Azerbaijan, notably the repression of civil society and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and Ilhamiz Guliyev.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and the Left groups.Freedom House’s 2024 Freedom in the World index ranks Azerbaijan among the least free countries in the world, below Russia and Belarus.Azerbaijan has intensified its repression of civil society, activists and the remaining independent media, such as Abzas Media, through detentions and judicial harassment. Civil society organisations currently list nearly 300 political prisoners in Azerbaijan…