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Russian authorities must end impunity for attacks on journalists, says OSCE Representative following another attack in Pskov

Publishing date: 30 August 2014
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, 30 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the Russian authoities to fully investigate and prosecute all attacks on journalist following an attack against journalist Lev Schlosberg in Pskov, in western Russia.

OSCE Representative welcomes court decision declaring wiretapping of journalists in Lithuania illegal

Publishing date: 29 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 29 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the Vilnius Regional Court ruling of 18 August, which found illegal the wiretapping of the telephone conversations of ten current and former employees of the Baltic News Service (BNS), one of the largest news agencies in Lithuania...

OSCE Representative condemns attacks on journalists in Russia, calls on authorities for swift and thorough investigations

Publishing date: 27 August 2014
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, 27 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned several recent attacks on journalists in the Pskov region, in western Russia...

Criminal libel conviction of blogger in Mongolia unacceptable, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 26 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 August 2014 – A Mongolian court’s sentencing of a blogger to prison for defaming a high-ranking political figure through social media is a cause for concern, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today...

OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan, warns of continuing deterioration of media freedom

Publishing date: 22 August 2014
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, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan...

Critical media outlets in Kazakhstan stifled by disproportionate sanctions, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 22 August 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed disappointment at a Kazakhstan Supreme Court decision upholding the closure of Pravdivaya Gazeta for minor administrative violations...

OSCE representative calls on Russian authorities to fight impunity and ensure journalists’ safety following attack on journalist in Dagestan

Publishing date: 21 August 2014
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, 21 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in the Russian Federation to ensure journalists’ safety following yesterday’s attack on journalist Magomed Khanmagomedov in Dagestan...