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OSCE representative concerned over threat to media pluralism in Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 29 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today that legal proceedings initiated against several media outlets in Kazakhstan might severely undermine media pluralism in the country... ()
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Italian Senate’s rejection of libel legislation, calls for full decriminalization of defamation
VIENNA, 28 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the rejection by the Senate in Rome of the proposal to retain imprisonment for defamation in the Italian Criminal Code...
Italy should not jail journalists for libel says OSCE media freedom representative
VIENNA, 16 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over pending legislation that would make imprisonment a penalty for criminal libel in Italy...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Skopje authorities’ decriminalization of libel
VIENNA, 14 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended the government and Parliament in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for decriminalizing defamation... ()
OSCE media freedom office and Azerbaijan Press Council hold training on safety of journalists, access to information
BAKU, 13 November 2012 – Training courses for journalists, law enforcement officers and government spokespersons in Azerbaijan held by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to promote the safety of reporters and public access to official information concluded today...
OSCE media freedom representative, in Baku, highlights to authorities need for safe media environment, visits journalists in detention
BAKU, 9 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today discussed media freedom issues with high-ranking officials and media as part of her official visit to Azerbaijan, during which she also visited journalists in detention... ()
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes decision to allow new media reporting in Russian commercial courts
BAKU, 7 November 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the decision of the Supreme Commercial Court in Russia to make commercial courts in Russia more transparent and open to the media... ()
OSCE media freedom representative, International Telecommunications Union SG discuss civil society participation in upcoming conference
BAKU, 6 November 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović met today the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun I. Touré, ahead of the 2012 UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes acquittal of Greek journalist
VIENNA, 2 November 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed an Athens court’s ruling to acquit Greek journalist, Kostas Vaxevanis, of charges of violating national privacy laws as a result of a one-day trial...
Media reform in Kazakhstan must continue, OSCE media freedom representative says
ASTANA, 1 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded her official visit to Kazakhstan, where she met with high-ranking government officials, civil society and journalists, and stressed the need to safeguard safety of journalists and continue media reform efforts... ()