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OSCE media freedom representative concerned about reported police violence against journalists

Publishing date: 12 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 September 2013- Turkish authorities must ensure that police violence against journalists is no longer tolerated, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...

OSCE Special Representative encourages Romania to continue its anti-trafficking efforts

Publishing date: 12 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BUCHAREST, 12 September 2013- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, at the close of her visit to Romania today, commended the government for giving priority to the fight against human trafficking...

OSCE Centre encourages dialogue on media legislation reform in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 9 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 9 September 2013 – An OSCE-supported roundtable focusing on proposed amendments to Kazakhstan`s legislation on freedom of expression was held in Astana today...

Toxic rocket fuel component fully removed from Eastern Ukraine with OSCE support

Publishing date: 4 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Environmental activities
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 4 September 2013 – Seven-hundred and sixty tonnes of mélange, a highly toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component, were shipped today from Ukraine to Russia to be processed into chemical products for civilian use, under an OSCE-supported project...

OSCE media freedom representative raises concern about proposed legal amendments in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 3 September 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 3 September 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about the proposed amendments to the Criminal and Administrative codes in Kazakhstan which could limit the freedom of expression...

UK authorities’ actions against the Guardian unacceptable prior restraint, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 29 August 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern today in a letter to the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about recent actions of the authorities against the Guardian newspaper...

OSCE Office in Baku holds sessions on non-interference in election processes

Publishing date: 23 August 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BAKU, 23 August 2013 – The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan and the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, held today in Baku the first in a series of sessions on the importance of non-interference in election processes in the run-up to the Presidential elections on 9 October 2013...