I-European Commission Statement yaseBrussels, i-01 Nov 2021 Phambi koSuku lweZizwe ngezizwe lokuphelisa ukungohlwaywa koLwaphulo-mthetho oluchasene neeNtatheli nge-2 kaNovemba, uMmeli oPhezulu / u-Vice-President Josep Borrell kunye no-Vice-President Věra Jourová bakhuphe le nkcazo elandelayo.
Phambi koSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe lokuphelisa ukungohlwaywa kuLwaphulo-mthetho olunxamnye neentatheli nge-2 kaNovemba, uMmeli oPhezulu / uSekela-Mongameli uJosep Borrell kunye noSekela Mongameli uVěra Jourová Kukhutshwe le ngxelo:
“Kwiiveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, uMaria Ressa noDimitri Mouratov baye bafumana iBhaso loXolo likaNobel lowama-2021 njengemvumo yemigudu yabo yokukhusela inkululeko yokuthetha. Ngengxelo yabo, baye babhaqa amalungelo abantu ukunyhashwa, urhwaphilizo kunye nokusetyenziswa kakubi kwegunya, ngaloo ndlela bebeka ubomi babo emngciphekweni.
Ngelishwa, amabali kunye namazwi eentatheli ezininzi ezizimeleyo ziyaqhubeka nokuthuliswa kwihlabathi lonke, kuquka ne-EU. Bajongene nenani elandayo lezoyikiso kunye nohlaselo, kubandakanya nokubulawa kwezona meko zinzima kakhulu. Ngokutsho kwe UNESCO I-Observatory, iintatheli ezingama-44 ukuza kuthi ga ngoku zibulewe ngo-2021 kwaye uninzi lwabanye bahlaselwa, baxhatshazwa okanye bavalelwa entolongweni ngokungekho mthethweni.
Iintatheli ezizimeleyo zikhusela inkululeko yokuthetha kwaye ziqinisekisa ukufikelela kulwazi kubo bonke abemi. Banegalelo kwiziseko zedemokhrasi kunye noluntu oluvulelekileyo. Nokuba kusekhaya okanye kwihlabathi liphela, ukungohlwaywa kolwaphulo-mthetho olujoliswe kwiintatheli kufuneka kuphele.
Umsebenzi kufuneka uqale ekhaya. Eyokuqala ngqa Ingcebiso kuMazwe angamaLungu ngokhuseleko lweentatheli linyathelo elibambekayo lokuphucula imeko yeentatheli kunye nabasebenzi beendaba kwiManyano yethu. Oku kubandakanya ukwanda kokhuseleko lweentatheli ngexesha lemiboniso, ukhuseleko olukhulu kwi-intanethi okanye inkxaso kwiintatheli zabasetyhini.
Amanyathelo amaninzi athatyathelwe ukhuseleko lweentatheli kwi-EU aya kubonakala kwisenzo se-EU kwihlabathi jikelele.
Kuyo yonke i-2021, i-EU iqhubekile nokuphakamisa ilizwi layo xa iintatheli zisengozini kwihlabathi liphela. Amakhulu eentatheli afumana inkxaso ngokusebenzisa izixhobo zabakhuseli be-EU Human Rights kunye nabasebenzi abaninzi beendaba baxhamla kumathuba oqeqesho lobuchwephesha. Izibonelelo ezongeziweyo zibekelwe ukuxhasa amajelo eendaba azimeleyo, kunye nokuphuhlisa izakhono zobuchwephesha beentatheli ezisebenza kwiimeko ezinzima.
Siza kuma sikhusele iintatheli, nokuba ziphi na. Siza kuqhubeka nokuxhasa imeko yeendaba ekhululekileyo neyahlukeneyo, sixhasa intsebenziswano nobuntatheli obunqumla imida, kunye nokuqubisana nokunyhashwa kwenkululeko yeendaba. Ayikho idemokhrasi ngaphandle kwenkululeko yamajelo eendaba kunye nokubakho kwezininzi. Uhlaselo kumajelo eendaba luhlaselo kwidemokhrasi.”
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I-EU isathathwa njengenye yezona ndawo zikhuselekileyo kwiintatheli. Ukanti, inani lezoyikiso kunye nokuhlaselwa kwabo liye lanyuka kule minyaka idlulileyo kwaye awona matyala amabi kukubulawa kweentatheli. Ngo-2020, iintatheli ezingama-908 kunye nabasebenzi beendaba bahlaselwa kumazwe angama-23 angamaLungu e-EU. Iintatheli ze-175 kunye nabasebenzi beendaba baba ngamaxhoba okuhlaselwa okanye iziganeko ngexesha loqhanqalazo kwi-EU. Ukhuseleko lwedijithali kunye ne-intanethi ibe yinkxalabo enkulu kwiintatheli ngenxa ye-intanethi yokuvuselela inzondo, izoyikiso zobundlobongela ngokwasemzimbeni. Iintatheli zabasetyhini zisengozini ngakumbi kwizisongelo kunye nohlaselo kunye ne-73% echaza ukuba banamava obundlobongela kwi-Intanethi ngexesha lomsebenzi wabo.
Nge-16 kaSeptemba, iKhomishini yaseYurophu yakhupha eyokuqala Isindululo soKhuselo, uKhuseleko kunye nokuXhotyiswa kweentatheli. Isindululo siquka iseti yamanyathelo abambekayo, afana namaziko olungelelaniso oludibeneyo, iinkonzo zenkxaso kumaxhoba kunye neendlela zokulumkisa kwangethuba. Ikwajonge indlela eyomeleziweyo nesebenzayo ekutshutshisweni kwezenzo zolwaphulo-mthetho, intsebenziswano nabasemagunyeni ogcino-mthetho, iindlela zokusabela ngokukhawuleza kwakunye nokhuseleko lwezoqoqosho nezentlalo. Iphakamisa amanyathelo okukhusela ngcono iintatheli ngexesha loqhanqalazo kunye noqhanqalazo, ijongana nezisoyikiso ze-intanethi kunye nezoyikiso ze-cyber kwaye itsalela ingqalelo eyodwa kwizoyikiso ezijoliswe kwiintatheli zabasetyhini. Ijolise ekuqinisekiseni iimeko zokusebenza ezikhuselekileyo kuzo zonke iingcali zosasazo, ngaphandle koloyiko kunye nokoyikiswa, nokuba kwi-intanethi okanye ngaphandle kweintanethi.
IKomishoni isebenza kwinyathelo lokujongana namatyala okuxhatshazwa afakwe kwiintatheli kunye nabakhuseli bamalungelo ukuthintela ukuba bangaxeleli uluntu kwaye banike ingxelo ngemicimbi enomdla woluntu (SLAPPs). IKomishoni iya kubonisa uMthetho weNkululeko yeMidiya yaseYurophu kwi-2022, ukukhusela ukuzimela kunye nobuninzi beendaba.
IKomishoni isandul' ukuphehlelela umnxeba omtsha weziphakamiso kwinkululeko yemidiya kunye nobuntatheli obuphandayo, obumele kufutshane ne-4 yezigidi zeedola kwinkxaso-mali ye-EU. Inyathelo lokuqala liya kuxhasa izenzo ezimbini ezahlukeneyo: i iYurophu-indlela yokuphendula ngokubanzi ngokuphulwa kwenkululeko yeendaba kunye nenkululeko yeendaba, kunye nenkxaso-mali yenkxaso engxamisekileyo yeentatheli eziphandayo kunye nemibutho yeendaba ukuqinisekisa inkululeko yeendaba kwi-EU.
I-EU isebenza kwihlabathi jikelele ukufaka isandla ekukhuseleni nasekukhuselweni kweentatheli ngokugweba ukuhlaselwa, njengoko kuchazwe kwi ISicwangciso sokuSebenza se-EU kumaLungelo oLuntu kunye neDemokhrasi ye-2020-2024. I-EU inceda abo boyikiswayo okanye basongelwa ngokusebenzisa iindlela zokukhusela amalungelo oluntu e-EU kwaye ixhasa amanyathelo osasazo kunye nokubhenela kumagunya karhulumente ukukhusela nokugweba ubundlobongela obunjalo kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo asebenzayo okuphelisa ukungohlwaywa. Abathunywa be-EU kwihlabathi jikelele baya kwaye babeke iliso kumatyala asenkundleni abandakanya iintatheli, benceda ukuchonga loo matyala afuna ingqwalasela ekhethekileyo. Kwiinyanga ze-12 zokugqibela, i-EU ixhase ngaphezu kweentatheli ze-400 ngezibonelelo eziphuthumayo, ukufuduka okwethutyana, okanye inkxaso kumajelo abo eendaba. Iinkqubo ezizinikeleyo ziphunyezwa kuyo yonke imimandla ukuxhasa amajelo eendaba azimeleyo kunye nokhuseleko lweentatheli ezifana 'nempendulo ye-COVID-19 e-Afrika: kunye ngolwazi oluthembekileyo' okanye inkqubo ethi 'Safejournalists', eqhutywa yimibutho yeentatheli zaseNtshona Balkans.
