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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Turkish court decision to lift ban on YouTube, encourages further media reforms
Publishing date: 1 November 2010
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom on the internet
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 1 November 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today welcomed the lifting of a YouTube website ban in Turkey, calling it a positive and long-awaited decision by the Turkish judiciary system...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack on Russian journalist
Publishing date: 8 November 2010
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 8 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned today a recent brutal attack on Russian journalist Oleg Kashin and called on Russian authorities to swiftly act and bring its perpetrators...
OSCE media representative appalled by another attack on journalist in Russia
Publishing date: 8 November 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 8 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic is appalled by reports of a violent attack on another Russian journalist today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on new Parliament in Kyrgyzstan to decriminalize defamation, continue media reform
Publishing date: 10 November 2010
VIENNA, 10 November 2010- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic called on the newly elected Parliamentarians to decriminalize defamation and to continue media reform...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on South Caucasus states to fully implement access to information laws
Publishing date: 12 November 2010
What we do: Human rights, Media laws
Locations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
TBILISI, 12 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today called on the authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to respect the right of people's access to government-held information...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of Azerbaijani blogger and calls for release of other two imprisoned journalists
Publishing date: 18 November 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 18 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, welcomed the release today of jailed blogger Adnan Hacizade, called on the authorities to set free imprisoned editor Eynulla Fatullayev and blogger Emin Milli...
All journalists imprisoned because of their work should be set free, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 19 November 2010
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 19 November 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic welcomed Azerbaijani authorities' release today of a second jailed Azerbaijani blogger and urged that authorities also set free a journalist...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrest of journalists covering protest at U.S. military base
Publishing date: 23 November 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 23 November 2010- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned the detention and arrest over the weekend of several journalists covering demonstrations outside the Fort Benning military base in Columbus, Georgia...
OSCE officials discuss human rights violations
Publishing date: 26 November 2010
What we do: Democratization
ASTANA, 26 November 2010- The third and final part of the OSCE Review Conference, which focuses on the human dimension of security, began in Astana today and concludes Sunday...
OSCE heads of institutions emphasize importance of rights in discussions on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must underpin sustainable security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, emphasized the heads of OSCE institutions on human rights and democratic institutions, media freedom and national minorities at the OSCE Summit which began in Astana today...