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Crimes against journalists must not go unpunished, says OSCE media freedom representative on fifth anniversary of Politkovskaya murder

Publishing date: 5 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
STRASBOURG, France, 5 October 2011 – Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented her latest assessment of threats and responses to attacks against journalists in the OSCE region.

OSCE contributes to Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in preventing extremism and radicalization through community policing

Publishing date: 4 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
BISHKEK, 4 October 2011 – A two-day workshop on how community policing can help counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, organized by the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry, started today in Bishkek...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Italian Parliament to protect freedom of expression by amending law on electronic surveillance

Publishing date: 3 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 3 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on Italian parliamentarians to further revise a draft law on electronic surveillance to bring it in line with international standards on freedom of expression and OSCE media freedom commitments...

Albanian School of Magistrates begins new academic year with OSCE Presence support

Publishing date: 3 October 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Education, Youth, Rule of law
The School of Magistrates of Albania held a ceremony on 3 October 2011 marking the start of the new academic year for its current and 17 new students, who will become judges and prosecutors at the end of the three-year training course...

OSCE, UNODC hold expert seminar on curbing money laundering to combat human trafficking

Publishing date: 3 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance, Policing
VIENNA, 3 October 2011 – An expert seminar organized by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on leveraging efforts to fight human trafficking through clamping down on money laundering started in Vienna today...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Moldova to release Russian writer and journalist blogger

Publishing date: 30 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 30 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called upon Moldovan authorities to release Eduard Bagirov, a writer and journalist blogger, who has been held in pre-trial detention since mid-June...

Safety of journalists remains top priority, OSCE media freedom representative tells Russian journalists

Publishing date: 29 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
SOCHI, Russia, 29 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that urging governments to ensure the safety of journalists, which is threatened by a climate of impunity, will continue to be her top priority...