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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Freedom of Media Representative, Human Rights chief call for release of blogger and human rights activist in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 6 March 2017
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA/WARSAW, 6 March 2017 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani blogger and chair of the media NGO Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety Mehman Huseynov and called on authorities to release him...
OSCE Representative marks 5th anniversary of journalist’s murder in Azerbaijan; reiterates call to end impunity
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 23 November 2016 – On the 5th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijani writer and newspaper columnist Rafiq Tagi, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reitirated her call to Azerbaijan and all other OSCE participating States to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity for crimes against them...
OSCE Representative reiterates call on authorities in Azerbaijan to decriminalize defamation
Publishing date: 17 November 2016
Location: Azerbaijan
BRUSSELS, 17 November 2016 – Following steps in Azerbaijan to expand criminal insult provisions, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today reiterated her call on the authorities to reform the country’s defamation legislation...
South Caucasus conference remains an important forum for discussing media freedom challenges in the region, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 7 July 2016
Locations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
TBILISI, 7 July 2016 – Multi-faceted challenges to free media and the freedom of expression were the focus of a two-day discussion at the 13th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media that concluded today in Tbilisi, Georgia...
OSCE media freedom representative, human rights chief welcome release of Khadija Ismayilova
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA / WARSAW, 25 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Michael Georg Link, today welcomed the release of the Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Khadija Ismayilova...
OSCE Representative welcomes convictions for murder of journalist in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 April 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 1 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the sentences of five people for the killing of journalist Rasim Aliyev in August 2015 in Baku...
Another prison sentence handed down to a journalist in Azerbaijan worrying, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 29 December 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 29 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today raised the issue of another prison sentence handed down to a journalist in Azerbaijan after yesterday’s jailing of Rauf Mirkadyrov...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns assault on journalists in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 26 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović strongly condemned today’s attacks on journalists during a police raid against members of a radical group in the village of Nardaran, on the outskirts of Baku...
OSCE Representative and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights condemn sentencing of journalist Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 September 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
STRASBOURG/VIENNA, 1 September 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, today condemned the sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova...
OSCE Representative condemns killing of journalist in Azerbaijan, calls on President Aliyev to ensure safety of journalists and free media
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 11 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the recent killing of journalist Rasim Aliyev in Azerbaijan, following a letter she wrote to the President of Azerbaijan, calling on the authorities to ensure journalists’ safety and reverse the rapidly deteriorating media freedom situation in the country...