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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on newspaper premises in Moscow
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
YEREVAN, 22 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on the editorial office of Moskovskiy Komsomolets daily in Moscow. During the attack, a number of burning objects were thrown into the lobby of the editorial office, resulting in several people requiring medical help...
Second journalist detained in Russia must be set free, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 September 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 27 September 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Russian authorities to release another journalist arrested while covering the Greenpeace action at Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya platform...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for release of arrested photojournalist in Russia
Publishing date: 26 September 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 26 September 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the arrest of photojournalist Denis Sinyakov in Russia and called for his release...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns yet another journalist murder in Russia
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 9 July 2013- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the murder of the journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in Russia’s republic of Dagestan...
OSCE media freedom representative marks 10th anniversary of Russian journalist’s death with call for end to impunity
Publishing date: 3 July 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 3 July 2013- On the 10th anniversary of the death of prominent Russian investigative journalist Yury Shchekochikhin, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called on OSCE participating States to ensure the safety of journalists and the right to freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative calls recent legislative initiatives in Russia potentially harmful to freedom of expression and freedom of the media
Publishing date: 26 June 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Russia
BISHKEK, 26 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the new initiative in the Russian State Duma to criminalize speech which sheds a negative light on the role of the Soviet Army in World War II...
Inspections of Russian media NGOs could affect media freedom, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 9 April 2013
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 9 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today voiced her concern about unannounced inspections of media NGOs in Russia...
OSCE Media Freedom representative mourns death of Russian journalist Beketov, appeals for his attackers to be found
Publishing date: 8 April 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 8 April 2013- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed deep sorrow following the death of a Russian journalist Mikhail Beketov. A savage attack in 2008 left him permanently paralyzed and unable to speak. Just last year he was awarded the governmental prize for dedication to the profession...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes move to improve transparency of court proceedings in Russia
Publishing date: 13 December 2012
What we do: Media laws
Location: Russia
ISTANBUL, 13 December 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today a resolution adopted by the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, saying it could help improve the transparency of the judiciary and strengthen the watchdog function of the media...
OSCE media freedom representative saddened over killing of Russian journalist
Publishing date: 7 December 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia