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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media representative welcomes Russia’s landmark legislation to decriminalize defamation and protect safety of journalists
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 17 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to decriminalize libel and insult, and specifically punish threats or violence against journalists as a professional group...
OSCE organizes discussion on modernizing media law in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 November 2011
What we do: Digital switchover
ASHGABAT, 15 November 2011 – Reforming Turkmenistan’s media legislation to take into account new communication and information technologies was the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable event that concluded today in Ashgabat...
Law enforcement must respect the rights of media covering Occupy Wall Street protests, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 11 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about the increasing number of journalists harassed by police while covering “Occupy Wall Street” protests across the United States...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over growing number of libel lawsuits in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Armenia
VIENNA, 10 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, in a letter to Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed concern today over the growing number of libel suits filed against Armenia’s news outlets, and called upon the authorities to further reform the legislation to adequately protect the media in civil defamation cases...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes media legislation reform in Uzbekistan, says new technologies must result in more, not less media freedom
Publishing date: 8 November 2011
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 8 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the readiness of Uzbekistan’s authorities to reform media legislation, which is needed to ensure media diversity...
OSCE media freedom representative on visit to Tajikistan welcomes co-operation, offers assistance to strengthen pluralism, reform legislation
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 4 November 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, during her official three-day visit to Tajikistan starting today offered to the country’s authorities assistance and expertise of her Office to promote media pluralism and reform legislation...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on French magazine’s office
Publishing date: 2 November 2011
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: France
VIENNA, 2 November 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned the petrol-bomb attack on the editorial offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris today...
Authorities and media must respect role of journalists, says OSCE media freedom representative in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: North Macedonia
SKOPJE, 27 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, concluded today her first official visit to Skopje where she discussed the country’s media freedom situation with journalists and government officials...
Lithuania should decriminalize defamation, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Lithuania
VIENNA, 24 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern at the criminal defamation trial of Dainius Radzevičius, the Chairman of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, that started in Vilnius today...
OSCE media freedom representative opens annual media conference in Tbilisi, calls for Internet to remain free in South Caucasus
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism