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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE representative calls on Russian authorities to fight impunity and ensure journalists’ safety following attack on journalist in Dagestan
Publishing date: 21 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
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...
Critical media outlets in Kazakhstan stifled by disproportionate sanctions, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
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 alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan, warns of continuing deterioration of media freedom
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
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...
Criminal libel conviction of blogger in Mongolia unacceptable, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Mongolia
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 condemns attacks on journalists in Russia, calls on authorities for swift and thorough investigations
Publishing date: 27 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
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...
OSCE Representative welcomes court decision declaring wiretapping of journalists in Lithuania illegal
Publishing date: 29 August 2014
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Lithuania
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...
Russian authorities must end impunity for attacks on journalists, says OSCE Representative following another attack in Pskov
Publishing date: 30 August 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
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.
International freedom of expression rapporteurs urge stronger protection of journalists covering conflicts
Publishing date: 1 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
GENEVA / WASHINGTON / VIENNA / PRETORIA,1 September 2014 – Recent attacks, ongoing kidnappings, and arbitrary and unjustified incarcerations of journalists around the world must be condemned and opposed by the international community, a group of international freedom of expression rapporteurs said today...
Draft amendments to anti-extremism law in Moldova could endanger freedom of expression on Internet, warns OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 2 September 2014
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: Moldova
VIENNA, 2 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that draft amendments to an anti-extremism law in Moldova could pose a threat to freedom of expression on the Internet...
OSCE Representative appalled by death of Russian photographer in eastern Ukraine, calls for all killings and attacks on journalists to be investigated
Publishing date: 3 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 3 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was appalled to learn about the death of Russian photographer Andrei Stenin, and she urged the Ukrainian authorities to investigate the circumstances of his death.