This document is developed by the OSCE and includes the basic standards and guarantees in the implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. Continue reading »
VIENNA, 16 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the sentencing of Rasul Jafarov, a free expression and free media advocate and human rights defender in Azerbaijan, to six and a half years in a penal colony. Continue reading »
Dunja Mijatovic calls on Belarusian authorities to repeal accreditation requirements for journalists
Belarusian media law requires mandatory state accreditation for foreign and national journalists and recognizes only those journalists working for state-registered media organizations.
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The first session of the Civil Society Forum in the framework of the Eastern Partnership policy of the EU is held in Brussels on November 16-17. The conference is organised by Sweden, the country presiding in the EU, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). About 240 public associations from 6 partner countries: Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine are taking part in the meeting. Continue reading »
Belarusian democrats meet in Warsaw with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. They discussed changing the electoral legislation in Belarus.
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The Belarusian authorities tried to deceive the OSCE by saying activist of the civil campaign “European Belarus” Alyaksandr Barazenka was released without being sentenced after the trial in the case of 14.
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