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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Media reform in Kazakhstan must continue, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 1 November 2012
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
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, in Moscow, discusses co-operation, media freedom
Publishing date: 4 October 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
MOSCOW, 4 October 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day official visit to Moscow, during which she discussed with high-level Russian officials safety of journalists, Internet freedom, media legislation and ways to enhance co-operation with her office...
OSCE media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform
Publishing date: 27 September 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Italy
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...
Greater independence in public broadcasting and broadcast regulation needed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 26 September 2012
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 26 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Fletcher Burton and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina/EU Special Representative, Ambassador Peter Sørensen, today called for legal reforms to ensure the independence of the public service broadcasters and broadcast regulator in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Greater media independence needed in South East Europe, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 21 September 2012
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
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...
OSCE media freedom representative visits Serbia, urges government to speed up media reforms
Publishing date: 20 September 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
BELGRADE, 20 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today urged the Serbian government to accelerate reforms to safeguard media freedom...
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...
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...
New charges against journalist further curb free expression in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 6 July 2012
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 6 July 2012- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today expressed concern over the new charges brought against Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Şık, and called on the authorities to protect the right to free expression in the country...
Decision on public broadcaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be assessed by Constitutional Court, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ASHGABAT, 5 July 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, speaking from a media conference in Ashgabat, today urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to turn to the Constitutional Court for clarification on the constitutionality of the Federation’s recent parliamentary decision on the public broadcaster’s steering board...