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Plans for Internet blacklist in Russia may lead to censorship, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 10 July 2012
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
VIENNA, 10 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that Russia's plans to set up a new national registry of websites containing allegedly harmful Internet content could restrict Internet freedom...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Central Asian governments to ensure Internet freedom

Publishing date: 5 July 2012
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
ASHGABAT, 5 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, at the 14th Central Asia Media Conference which opened today in Ashgabat, called upon the authorities in Central Asia to ensure that the Internet is a free and open space and to guarantee freedom of the media and expression online...

Economic, political interests and poor legal implementation hinder free press in Albania, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 7 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
TIRANA, 7 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called upon the Albanian government to strengthen media freedom in the country as a priority as she concluded her three-day visit to Tirana today...

OSCE media representative welcomes release of Azerbaijani social media activist, hopes all imprisoned journalists will be liberated soon

Publishing date: 4 June 2012
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, 4 June 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the early release from prison of social media activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, adding that she hoped all imprisoned journalists would also be set free soon.

Internet freedom must be priority for policymakers, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 24 May 2012
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
WASHINGTON DC, 24 May 2012 – Keeping the Internet free should be high on the agenda of international and human rights policy, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom Media Dunja Mijatović today at a conference organized by Google at the Newseum in Washington DC...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Dutch net neutrality law

Publishing date: 14 May 2012
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, Media laws
VIENNA, 14 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the Netherlands’ passing of a net neutrality law, making it the first OSCE country to do so...

OSCE media representative сoncerned by detention of journalists, cyber attacks on media websites in Russia

Publishing date: 10 May 2012
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, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the indiscriminate detention of journalists reporting on street protests in Moscow and recent cyber attacks on Russian media websites...