Death Of Almigdad Mojalli International Journalist In Yemen

EDM number 994 in 2015-16, proposed by Keith Vaz on 21/01/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Death, International politics and government, Middle East and Press.

That this House is dismayed by the recent death of Yemeni journalist, Almigdad Mojalli, on 17 January 2016 in Yemen; acknowledges the bravery of Almigdad Mojalli in continuing to provide coverage of the conflict in Yemen for international news organisations, including newspapers based in the UK; notes that more than 5,600 people are reported to have been killed in Yemen's conflict to date, and over 26,000 more have been injured; urges the Government to take appropriate steps to bring an end to this conflict; and further urges all parties to offer greater protection to international aid workers, journalists and other civilians.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.