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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative calls for thorough and independent investigation into death of opposition website director in Belarus
Publishing date: 6 September 2010
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 6 September 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today she was troubled by the recent death of one of the leading journalists behind the Belarusian opposition website Charter97 and called for...
OSCE media freedom representative commends US law against 'libel tourism'
Publishing date: 26 August 2010
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 26 August 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, commended today the law signed recently by U.S. President Barack Obama to protect journalists, authors and publishers from "libel tourists"...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about missing Ukrainian journalist, welcomes authorities' prompt reaction
Publishing date: 20 August 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 20 August 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed grave concern today over the disappearance of Ukrainian journalist Vasil Klymentyev and welcomed the prompt reaction of the Ukrainian authorities...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Serbia's swift investigation of attacks against journalists
Publishing date: 6 August 2010
What we do: Policing, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 6 August 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic today welcomed Serbia's quick and efficient investigation into the attacks against two journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns brutal attack on Serbian journalist
Publishing date: 26 July 2010
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 26 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic today condemned brutal attack on a Serbian journalist, Teofil Pancic...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of Greek political blogger
Publishing date: 19 July 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Greece
BISHKEK, 19 July 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the killing of journalist Socratis Giolias and urged the Greek authorities to carry out a rapid and thorough investigation into the murder...
OSCE media representative condemns new sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 6 July 2010
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 6 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned an additional jail sentence of 2.5 years handed down today to Eynulla Fatullayev, one of Azerbaijan's most prominent investigative journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative, in speech at U.S. Helsinki Commission, condemns murders and imprisonment of journalists
Publishing date: 9 June 2010
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
WASHINGTON, 9 June 2010 – Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on governments to denounce violence against journalists, to release imprisoned journalists and to better protect media freedom on the Internet in a speech delivered today at the U.S. Helsinki Commission...
OSCE media freedom representative, in speech at U.S. Helsinki Commission, condemns murders and imprisonment of journalists
Publishing date: 9 June 2010
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
WASHINGTON, 9 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on governments to denounce violence against journalists, to release imprisoned journalists and to better protect media freedom on the Internet...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijani authorities to comply with European court ruling, release journalist Fatullayev
Publishing date: 22 April 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 22 April 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, called on Azerbaijani authorities today to comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling and immediately release journalist Eynulla Fatullayev from custody...