That the Senate—
expresses concern about the threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world following World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2015;
commends journalists and media workers around the world for their essential role in promoting government accountability, defending democratic activity, and strengthening civil society, despite threats to their safety;
pays tribute to journalists who have lost their lives carrying out their work;
calls on governments abroad to implement United Nations General Assembly Resolution 163 (2013);
condemns all actions around the world that suppress freedom of the press, including: brutal murders of journalists by the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria, violent attacks against media outlets such as the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and the kidnappings of journalists and media workers by pro-Russian militant groups in eastern Ukraine;
reaffirms the centrality of freedom of the press to efforts of the United States Government to support democracy, mitigate conflict, and promote good governance domestically and around the world; and
calls on the President and the Secretary of State—
to improve the means by which the United States Government rapidly identifies, publicizes, and responds to threats against freedom of the press around the world;
to urge foreign governments to conduct transparent investigations and adjudications of the perpetrators of attacks against journalists; and
to highlight the issue of threats against freedom of the press year round.