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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE representative calls on Russian authorities to immediately release Ukrainian journalist
Publishing date: 21 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 21 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Russian authorities to immediately release Yevgeny Agarkov, a journalist with the Ukrainian 2+2 television channel...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Tajikstan’s authorities to restore access to Odnoklassniki social media platform
Publishing date: 22 July 2014
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 22 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today again called on Tajikstan’s authorities to ensure its citizens’ unrestricted access to the Internet, this time following the blocking of access to Odnoklassniki, one of the most popular social platforms in the country with more than 300,000 users...
OSCE representative concerned about Armenia court decision forcing media outlets to disclose sources
Publishing date: 22 July 2014
What we do: Media laws
Location: Armenia
VIENNA, 22 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a court ruling in Armenia that forces media outlets to disclose their sources of information...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of blogger in Tajikistan, expresses hope for charges to be dropped
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed yesterday’s release of Alexander Sodiqov, a blogger and commentator on Tajik and Central Asian politics, from a pre-trial detention centre in Dushanbe and expressed hope that the criminal charges brought against him would be dropped altogether...
OSCE representative calls for release of journalist abducted by separatists, denounces new cases of grave media freedom violations in Eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the abduction of freelance journalist Anton Skiba in Donetsk and called for his immediate release...
OSCE representative calls for immediate release of all journalists missing in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 25 July 2014 – OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today demanded the immediate release of journalists who were reported missing in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE Representative says freezing Latvian magazine’s assets threatens media pluralism
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Latvia
VIENNA, 1 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a Latvian court decision to freeze the assets of Ir, a public affairs magazine, based on a pending damage claim for libel...
OSCE representative condemns steps aimed at full silencing of Chernomorskaya TV in Crimea
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
What we do: Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the seizure of the property of the Chernomorskaya company, the largest independent broadcaster on the Crimean peninsula...
OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of journalist in Russia, calls for rigorous investigation
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was saddened by the death of journalist and blogger Timur Kuashev whose body was found in a suburb of Nalchik, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia...
Arrest of prominent free expression advocate, restrictions on NGOs further erode media freedom in Azerbaijan, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 5 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan