Correspondents of the Russian Federation and Ukraine recognized unlawful violence against media workers

Authorized unions correspondents of the Russian Federation and Ukraine at the meeting held on 26 September in Vienna, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media Dunja Mijatovic, issued a joint statement in which he admitted unlawful killings, beatings and detention of media professionals working in the area of conflict in the East of Ukraine, says the first day of the week in a press release the organization.

The document was signed by representatives of the National Union and the Independent media trade Union of Ukraine and the Union of correspondents Russia by the results of the next meeting in the office of the envoy of the OSCE on freedom of the media on 26 September, said today in an organization.

" The main message of this discussion, and published statements is that the dialogue, professionalism, and truth are our comrades-in-arms when it comes to reporting about this terrible conflict, " said the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, the Office which is already the third time was the venue for such meetings. Mijatovic also urged reporters not to take part in the promotion ".

the appeal, launched today on the Internet office of the OSCE, it is also noted that the meeting was also attended by Authorized international press Institute, international Union of correspondents and reporters without borders.

since the Ukrainian authorities military operations in the South-East of Ukraine took the life of four Russian journalist. Andrew Stenina been looking for almost a month. According to the information of the RF IC, he died about 2 months ago when the shelling in the area of Donetsk. Workers VGTRK Igor Korneluk and Anton Voloshin lost his life in June, near the city of Lugansk, and at the end of June, the operator First channel Anatoly Clan received a fatal wound when under fire Donetsk.


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