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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Freedom of expression at stake, warns OSCE media freedom representative following Pussy Riot verdict
Publishing date: 17 August 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 17 August 2012 – Responding to the verdict against the Russian punk band Pussy Riot today, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović warned of a dangerous tendency towards curbing freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for ‘teddy bear’ charges against Belarusian journalist to be dropped
Publishing date: 8 August 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 8 August 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today asked Belarusian authorities to drop charges against Anton Suryapin, who faces up to seven years in prison for uploading photos of teddy bears that had been released by plane into Belarus...
OSCE media freedom representative issues legal analysis of Moldova digitalization plan
Publishing date: 3 August 2012
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, presented on 3 August 2012 to the Moldovan government a legal analysis of the proposed plan to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting in Moldova...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for pardon of journalist imprisoned in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 August 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 2 August 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called upon Serbia’s president, Tomislav Nikolić, to pardon journalist Laszlo Szasz, following his imprisonment for insult...
OSCE media representative asks Tajikistan to unblock YouTube and to ensure free flow of information
Publishing date: 27 July 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 27 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called on the government of Tajikistan today to unblock video sharing website YouTube and ensure the free flow and access to information...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by new Internet restrictions in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 July 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 24 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the blocking of news.tj, the website of Tajikistan’s Asia-Plus main independent news agency, and called for lifting the ban on this and other Internet resources in the country...
Attack on editor in Bosnia and Herzegovina unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 20 July 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 20 July 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the brutal beating of Štefica Galić, editor-in chief of the webportal tačno.net...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by repeated violence, intimidation against journalists in Georgia
Publishing date: 16 July 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Georgia
VIENNA, 16 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over repeated occurrences of violence against journalists in Georgia in recent weeks and called on authorities to investigate the cases thoroughly...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against journalist in Pristina
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 July 2012- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today deplored the physical assault against Halil Matoshi, a columnist with the daily Koha Ditore in Pristina...
Russia should reject recriminalizing libel, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 12 July 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her disappointment today with the adoption in a first reading by the Russian State Duma of draft amendments reinstating libel provisions in the Criminal Code, and urged parliamentarians to reject the bill...