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OSCE media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform
VIENNA, 27 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal conviction and 14-month prison sentence imposed on Allessandro Sallusti, former editor of the newspaper Libero...
OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Skopje, stresses need to continue reform, address causes of inter-ethnic tensions
SKOPJE, 27 September 2012 – Irish Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, the representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, during an official visit today in Skopje discussed the implementation of reforms, the need for further reconciliation, and the role OSCE can play in advancing the reform and integration processes...
OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Pristina, says further reforms needed to ensure stable future
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 26 September 2012 – Ireland remains committed to building a stable future for all the communities in Kosovo, said the representative of the Irish OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, in her meetings with leaders in Kosovo today... ()
OSCE Chairmanship representative, in Serbia, calls for implementing reforms, resuming dialogue
BELGRADE, 25 September 2012 – The Representative of the Irish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, during an official visit to Serbia today, stressed the need to move forward with implementing reforms, continuing reconciliation efforts and dialogue, as well as delivering on commitments... ()
26th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
ERGNETI, 24 September 2012 – On 24 September, the 26th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission and the OSCE, took place in Ergneti...
Competition limited in Belarus elections as many democratic rights not respected, international observers say
MINSK, 24 September 2012 – Many OSCE commitments on citizen’s democratic rights to associate, to stand as candidates and to express themselves freely were not respected in yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Belarus, concluded the international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)...
No security without respect for human rights and democracy, say speakers at OSCE conference
WARSAW, 24 September 2012 – Governments have to respect universal values of democracy and human rights in practice for there to be any stable system of security, speakers said at the opening of this year’s OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw today... ()
Greater media independence needed in South East Europe, say OSCE conference participants
BELGRADE, 21 September 2012 – Safeguarding and promoting media freedom was the focus of the Second OSCE South East Europe Media Conference that finished in Belgrade today... ()
In Moldova, OSCE Chairmanship representative calls for further progress in Transdniestrian conflict negotiations
CHISINAU, 20 September 2012 - The Representative of the Irish Chair-in-Office of the OSCE, Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton, visiting Moldova today emphasized the need to maintain momentum in the negotiations on a political settlement of the Transdniestrian conflict... ()
OSCE media freedom representative calls on police in U.S. to respect journalists’ rights when covering Occupy Wall Street
VIENNA, 19 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed concern once again about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City...