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OSCE media representative concerned by violence against journalists in Georgia
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
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 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called upon the Georgian authorities to ensure that journalists can safely perform their professional duties at all times...
OSCE welcomes release of Eynulla Fatullayev
Publishing date: 26 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VILNIUS, 26 May 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the Decree by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to release Eynulla Fatullayev...
OSCE media representative says Bosnia and Herzegovina urgently needs to uphold the editorial and political independence of its public service broadcaster
Publishing date: 25 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 25 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today that the recent changes to the statute of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s public service broadcaster (BHRT) may undermine its editorial independence...
OSCE media freedom representative praises Kyrgyzstan’s media freedom progress, urges authorities to ensure safety of journalists
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 19 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, praised Kyrgyzstan’s President Roza Otunbayeva for her efforts to advance media reforms and urged the authorities to do their utmost to ensure the safety of journalists, at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today...
OSCE trains government and media from Central Asia on improving access to information in the digital age
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 18 May 2011 – Promoting access to official information in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is the focus of a three-day training seminar that started today in Bishkek...
Internet filtering and changes to press law further limit media freedom in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 May 2011- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the recent change in the Press Law and the latest Internet restrictions risk to further limit free expression and access to information in Turkey...
Sentencing of Irina Khalip further exacerbates media freedom in Belarus
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists