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Internet filtering and changes to press law further limit media freedom in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 17 May 2011
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, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 17 May 2011- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the recent change in the Press Law and the latest Internet restrictions risk to further limit free expression and access to information in Turkey...

OSCE-supported seminar focuses on challenges faced by female migrant workers

Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality
VIENNA, 17 May 2011- Raising awareness of the challenges faced by female migrant workers in the OSCE region and the need for more appropriate policy responses are the focus of an OSCE-supported training seminar which started in Vienna today...

Sentencing of Irina Khalip further exacerbates media freedom in Belarus

Publishing date: 16 May 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
VIENNA, 16 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the sentencing of Belarusian journalist Irina Khalip to a two-year suspended jail term in connection with the December 2010 post-election demonstrations...

OSCE trains Afghan law enforcement officers on counter-narcotics investigation

Publishing date: 13 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
ANKARA, 13 May 2011 – An OSCE-supported training programme for 11 Afghan law-enforcement officers on investigation techniques to combat drug smuggling concluded in Ankara today...

OSCE media freedom representative offers assistance to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 13 May 2011
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, Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
BAKU, 13 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day visit to Baku during which she called on authorities to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan and offered them her Office’s assistance in reforming media laws...

OSCE explores next steps in strengthening comprehensive cyber security

Publishing date: 9 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE’s future role in tackling challenges arising from cyberspace security is the topic of a two-day international conference that started in Vienna today...

12th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani

Publishing date: 5 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DVANI, 5 May 2011- The 12th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani today. The meeting was co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE...