Freedom of expression

BELGRADE - Head of the standing delegation of the Serbian National Assembly in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Aleksandra Djurovic stated on Friday that the issue of freedom of expression and protection of freedom of the media is not just one of the main obligations of any Council of Europe member country and also constitutes the foundation for any good democratic reg

OSCE warns RS about draft on public peace and order

VIENNA -- The draft Law on Public Peace and Order tabled for adoption at the next session of the RS assembly "could be used to limit free expression on social media."

The head of Bosnia's Islamic Community, Grand Mufti Husein Kavazovic, has condemned what he called "disgusting" a cartoon image of the Prophet Muhammed published in Wednesday's special issue of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

It shows a weeping Prophet holding a "Je suis Charlie" ("I am Charlie") sign below the words "All is forgiven".

VIENNA - Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE representative on freedom of the media, has said that she has regular contacts with the authorities in Serbia with regards to the topic of freedom of the media, though she does not always see eye to eye with them

A family of three have been accused of keeping a 30-year-old woman in their Thessaloniki apartment against her will and forcing her to have sex with men for money.

The three accused are a 38-year-old man, his 35-year-old wife and their 19-year-old son.

The victim is aged 30.

All four are from Bulgaria.

Everyone, except for a few fanatics, has condemned the terrorist attack in France. They have cried out loudly that they stand alongside people's right to live, freedom of thought, and freedom of speech.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Serbian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair Ivica Dacic will take part in the solidarity march in Paris on Sunday which will be organised in response to the terrorist attack on the editorial of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The Association of Balkan News Agencies - Southeast Europe (ABNA-SE) condemns the cold-blooded attack against the freedom of expression and against innocent civilians that took place on Wednesday in Paris.

VIENNA - Serbia respects freedom of the media and freedom of expression and the Serbian government condemns any attempt to violate these freedoms, Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac stated in the talks with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic on Tuesday.

Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, has urged the Turkish government to halt its crackdown on press freedom and act in compliance with the rule of law and human rights, following a massive operation against journalists on Dec. 14.