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Law amendments on advertising in Russia further endanger media pluralism and free flow of information, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about proposed amendments to the Russian law on advertising, which would prohibit commercials on private pay television channels...

Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 6 July 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time)

Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The military campaign of the Ukrainian army in the east of the country continued. The situation was stable elsewhere across the country...

OSCE representative condemns jailing of bloggers in Azerbaijan, calls on authorities to stop silencing free voices

Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan...

Press Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group

Publishing date: 6 July 2014
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Main Website
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The Trilateral Contact Group of senior representatives of Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE met in Kiev on July 6, 2014.

Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine based on information received until 4 July 2014, 18:00 (Kyiv time)

Publishing date: 5 July 2014
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The military campaign of the Ukrainian army in the east of the country continued. The situation was stable elsewhere across the country.

OSCE establishes Youth Advisory Group in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
SARAJEVO, 4 July 2014- Eight young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been selected as members of the newly-established Youth Advisory Group at the OSCE Mission to the country, and today held their first meeting with Mission staff in Sarajevo...

OSCE/ODIHR trains civil society and law enforcement in Italy on combatting hate crime

Publishing date: 4 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Strategies for combatting and reporting hate crimes were the focus of two training events – one for Italian civil society activists and the other for law enforcement officers – organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Rome from 30 June to 4 July 2014.