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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative raises concern about proposed legal amendments in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 September 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 3 September 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about the proposed amendments to the Criminal and Administrative codes in Kazakhstan which could limit the freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns beating of journalist in Kazakhstan, urges police to investigate
Publishing date: 21 August 2013
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 21 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned an attack on Igor Larra, a correspondent for the newspaper Svoboda slova, and called on law enforcement authorities to swiftly investigate the case...
OSCE representative concerned over threat to media pluralism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 November 2012
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 29 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today that legal proceedings initiated against several media outlets in Kazakhstan might severely undermine media pluralism in the country...
Media reform in Kazakhstan must continue, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 1 November 2012
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 1 November 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded her official visit to Kazakhstan, where she met with high-ranking government officials, civil society and journalists, and stressed the need to safeguard safety of journalists and continue media reform efforts...
Brutal attack against Kazakhstani journalist must be immediately investigated, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 20 April 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 20 April 2012-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern over the brutal attack on Lukpan Akhmedyarov, a journalist with Kazakhstan’s Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper, and asked the authorities to promptly investigate the attack...
OSCE media representative welcomes release of jailed Kazakhstani editor
Publishing date: 15 March 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 15 March 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the release from custody of Igor Vinyavsky, the Chief Editor of Kazakhstan’s Vzglyad newspaper...
OSCE media representative calls for release of jailed Kazakhstani editor
Publishing date: 25 January 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 25 January 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today as excessive a raid by law enforcement officers on Kazakhstan’s Vzglyad newspaper and urged the authorities to let independent media work freely...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over newly-adopted broadcasting law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 December 2011
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 28 December 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern about a controversial law on television and radio broadcasting adopted today by Kazakhstan’s upper chamber of Parliament...
OSCE trains government and media from Central Asia on improving access to information in the digital age
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
What we do: Digital switchover
Locations: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
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...
OSCE media freedom representative criticizes 'misuse' of libel laws to muzzle the press in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Hungary
Publishing date: 8 February 2010
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Locations: Hungary, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan
VIENNA, 8 February 2010- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today as "dangerous attempts at censorship" lawsuits initiated by government officials in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Hungary against media outlets...