18. 08. 2014
OSCE ON MEDIA FREEDOMS IN CRIMEA
OSCE reacted following the decision of the de-facto Crimean authorities to ban journalist Ismet Yuksel from entering the peninsula.
On 9 August Yuksel, the General Co-ordinator of QHA Information Agency and contributor to the Turkish TRT channel, was barred from entering Crimea for a period of five years. The de-facto authorities did not present any reason for the ban, the OSCE press release states.
"I call on those responsible in Crimea to stop intimidating members of the media and refrain from stifling critical voices. Such an arbitrary and restrictive measure cannot be tolerated as it affects the free flow of information and free media.", Mijatović said.
Earlier this month Mijatović condemned the seizure of the property of the Chernomorskaya company, the largest independent broadcaster on the Crimean peninsula.
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