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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of blogger in Tajikistan, expresses hope for charges to be dropped
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed yesterday’s release of Alexander Sodiqov, a blogger and commentator on Tajik and Central Asian politics, from a pre-trial detention centre in Dushanbe and expressed hope that the criminal charges brought against him would be dropped altogether...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Tajikstan’s authorities to restore access to Odnoklassniki social media platform
Publishing date: 22 July 2014
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 22 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today again called on Tajikstan’s authorities to ensure its citizens’ unrestricted access to the Internet, this time following the blocking of access to Odnoklassniki, one of the most popular social platforms in the country with more than 300,000 users...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about disappearance of blogger in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 June 2014
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 18 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the disappearance of Alexander Sodiqov after his detention in Khorog on 16 June. Sodiqov, a blogger and commentator on Tajik and Central Asia politics, has not been seen although media reports claim he was released on 17 June...
OSCE media representative urges Tajikistan to restore access to YouTube after being blocked yet again
Publishing date: 11 June 2014
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
GENEVA, 11 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in Tajikistan to ensure its citizens’ unrestricted access to the Internet, following the blocking of access to YouTube by a majority of internet providers in the country...
Damage award against journalist in Tajikistan may stifle public debate, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 26 February 2014
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
NEW YORK, 26 February 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed regret over a decision by a court in Tajikistan requiring journalist Olga Tutubalina to pay damages for defaming the country’s intelligentsia...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about arrest of journalist in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 26 December 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 26 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the arrest of Abdurakhim Shukurov, a camera operator working for the Ozodagon News Agency in Tajikistan...
OSCE media freedom representative presents review of new media law in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 April 2013
What we do: Media laws
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 17 April 2013 –The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a legal review of Tajikistan’s new law “On periodical print and other mass media” to the parliamentary working group that initiated the legislation. The new media law entered into force in Tajikistan in March...
OSCE media representative asks Tajikistan to unblock YouTube and to ensure free flow of information
Publishing date: 27 July 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 27 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called on the government of Tajikistan today to unblock video sharing website YouTube and ensure the free flow and access to information...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by new Internet restrictions in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 July 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 24 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the blocking of news.tj, the website of Tajikistan’s Asia-Plus main independent news agency, and called for lifting the ban on this and other Internet resources in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Tajikistan’s steps to decriminalize defamation, calls for remaining provisions to be abolished
Publishing date: 31 May 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Tajikistan