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OSCE media freedom representative welcomes decision to allow new media reporting in Russian commercial courts
BAKU, 7 November 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the decision of the Supreme Commercial Court in Russia to make commercial courts in Russia more transparent and open to the media... ()
OSCE media freedom representative, International Telecommunications Union SG discuss civil society participation in upcoming conference
BAKU, 6 November 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović met today the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun I. Touré, ahead of the 2012 UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes acquittal of Greek journalist
VIENNA, 2 November 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed an Athens court’s ruling to acquit Greek journalist, Kostas Vaxevanis, of charges of violating national privacy laws as a result of a one-day trial...
OSCE Centre helps to improve journalism education in Kazakhstan
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 1 November 2012 – Improving the quality of journalism education was the topic of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Centre in Astana, in co-operation with the Minber Public Foundation, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office... ()
Media reform in Kazakhstan must continue, OSCE media freedom representative says
ASTANA, 1 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded her official visit to Kazakhstan, where she met with high-ranking government officials, civil society and journalists, and stressed the need to safeguard safety of journalists and continue media reform efforts... ()
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over attempted attacks on journalists in Serbia
ASTANA, 31 October 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the attempted attack against Tanja Janković, a journalist with B92 broadcaster in Serbia, and warned against violence becoming a dangerous trend...
OSCE helps Ukraine form regulatory approaches to new media
KYIV, 31 October 2012 – International experience in regulating new audio-visual media is the focus of a seminar that started in Kyiv today with support from OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media... ()
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over Greek journalist case, calls for open trial
ASTANA, 29 October 2012 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about the arrest and the forthcoming trial of a Greek journalist, Kostas Vaxevanis, charged with violating privacy laws, and called on the authorities to ensure a fair and open trial...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Lithuanian court ruling, calls for decriminalization of defamation
ASTANA, 29 October 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed a Vilnius appellate court’s ruling dismissing criminal libel claims against Dainius Radzevičius, the chair of the Lithuanian Journalists’ Union...