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OSCE media freedom representative express concern over 'chilling effect' of libel damages awarded to Albanian politician

Publishing date: 28 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 29 June 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed concern today over libel damages that a broadcaster in Albania has been ordered to pay to a politician, saying the fine was disproportionately high...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Hungarian Government to halt media legislation package, start public consultations

Publishing date: 24 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 24 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, appealed to the Hungarian Government today to halt draft media legislation that is to be voted on in Parliament next week, and to start public consultations...

OSCE media freedom representative asks Turkey to withdraw recent Internet blocking provisions, calls for urgent reform of law

Publishing date: 22 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 22 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today urged the Turkish authorities to restore access to YouTube and other services offered by Google, and bring the much-criticized Internet Law in line...

OSCE media freedom representative, on a visit to Moscow, welcomes Russian Supreme Court's resolution on media law

Publishing date: 16 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
MOSCOW, 16 June 2010- OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatovic, on a two-day visit to Moscow, welcomed today the Russian Supreme Court's adoption of a resolution instructing lower courts how to interpret and implement the 1991 Media Law...

OSCE media freedom representative, on a visit to Moscow, welcomes Russian Supreme Court's resolution on media law

Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
MOSCOW, 16 June 2010- OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatovic, on a two-day visit to Moscow, welcomed today the Russian Supreme Court's adoption of a resolution instructing lower courts how to interpret and implement the 1991 Media Law...

Armenian broadcasting law fails to guarantee media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
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...

OSCE media freedom representative urges Italy to amend bill on electronic surveillance

Publishing date: 15 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 15 June 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today called on Italy to drop a draft law on electronic surveillance or revise it to bring amendments in line with international standards...