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OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Turkish court decision to lift ban on YouTube, encourages further media reforms
Publishing date: 1 November 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 1 November 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today welcomed the lifting of a YouTube website ban in Turkey, calling it a positive and long-awaited decision by the Turkish judiciary system...
OSCE media freedom representative: Belarus needs media pluralism
Publishing date: 27 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
MINSK, 27 October 2010- Belarusian media and society need media pluralism, the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom, Dunja Mijatovic, said today, adding that her office is ready to offer support and advice as the country liberalizes...
OSCE media freedom representative: Ukraine should take swift and resolute measures to entrench its exemplary record in media pluralism
Publishing date: 13 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law
KYIV, 13 October 2010- Ukraine has achieved a great level of media freedom but it must take urgent steps to safeguard it, Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...
In Warsaw, OSCE review conference begins with calls on states to live up to their human rights commitments
Publishing date: 30 September 2010
Content type: Press release
WARSAW, 30 September 2010- The Warsaw segment of the OSCE's Review Conference got underway today with calls on participating States to live up to the human rights and democracy commitments they have promised to adhere to as part of the Organization...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns brutal attack on Serbian journalist
Publishing date: 26 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 26 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic today condemned brutal attack on a Serbian journalist, Teofil Pancic...
OSCE media representative condemns new sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 6 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 6 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned an additional jail sentence of 2.5 years handed down today to Eynulla Fatullayev, one of Azerbaijan's most prominent investigative journalists...
Armenian broadcasting law fails to guarantee media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 15 June- Despite amendments, Armenia's new Law on Television and Radio fails to promote broadcast pluralism in the digital era, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today...