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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE representative deplores intensifying harassment of media freedom activists and organizations in Azerbaijan, calls on authorities to stop persecution of free voices
Publishing date: 8 August 2014
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 8 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović deplored today the intensifying harassment of media freedom activists and organizations, most recently the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and its Chair Emin Huseynov...
Intimidation of Turkish journalist by political leadership threatens media freedom and journalists' safety, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 8 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 8 August 2014 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern today over the targeting of prominent Turkish journalist Amberin Zaman by the highest authorities in Turkey...
OSCE media freedom representative worried about new reports of missing journalists in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 5 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 5 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was worried about new reports that more journalists have gone missing in Ukraine...
Arrest of prominent free expression advocate, restrictions on NGOs further erode media freedom in Azerbaijan, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 5 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 5 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today voiced concern about continuing hostility toward the media in Azerbaijan following the arrest on 2 August of Rasul Jafarov, a free expression advocate and human rights defender...
OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of journalist in Russia, calls for rigorous investigation
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was saddened by the death of journalist and blogger Timur Kuashev whose body was found in a suburb of Nalchik, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia...
OSCE representative condemns steps aimed at full silencing of Chernomorskaya TV in Crimea
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
What we do: Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the seizure of the property of the Chernomorskaya company, the largest independent broadcaster on the Crimean peninsula...
OSCE Representative says freezing Latvian magazine’s assets threatens media pluralism
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Latvia
VIENNA, 1 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a Latvian court decision to freeze the assets of Ir, a public affairs magazine, based on a pending damage claim for libel...
OSCE representative calls for immediate release of all journalists missing in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 25 July 2014 – OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today demanded the immediate release of journalists who were reported missing in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE representative calls for release of journalist abducted by separatists, denounces new cases of grave media freedom violations in Eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the abduction of freelance journalist Anton Skiba in Donetsk and called for his immediate release...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of blogger in Tajikistan, expresses hope for charges to be dropped
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed yesterday’s release of Alexander Sodiqov, a blogger and commentator on Tajik and Central Asian politics, from a pre-trial detention centre in Dushanbe and expressed hope that the criminal charges brought against him would be dropped altogether...