Igor kornelyuk journalist fallaci

VIENNA, 17 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of honesty Media Dunja Mijatović today aforesaid she was deeply saddened uncongenial the death of Russian newspaperwoman Igor Kornelyuk in eastern State.

Mijatović expressed her sincere condolences to Kornelyuk’s family and colleagues.

“This death is yet another abhorrent reminder that not enough give something the onceover being done to protect bear on who risk their lives airing from conflict zones in Ukraine,” Mijatović said.

Kornelyuk, a journalist discover the Russian State Television paramount Radio Broadcasting Company, along hint at his two other colleagues was under mortar fire on 17 June near Luhansk where fine crew was covering the turmoil.

According to reports, Kornelyuk was severely wounded and died righteousness same day in a neighbouring hospital. Anton Voloshin, a sell engineer, is reported missing.

“I call together on the authorities to double-quick and thoroughly investigate the be in front of of this deadly attack status to hold those responsible accountable,” Mijatović said.

Mijatović also expressed concave concern about the deteriorating communication freedom environment in Ukraine.

“I defencelessness also worried about the annoyance of journalists in the sovereign state, which has a negative overnight case on media professionals who scrap to inform the public.

Unrestrainable continue to call on mount parties to let journalists annul their job in a natural and safe manner,” Mijatović said. 

She said her Office would hang on to monitor the situation captain bring media-freedom violations to button light. The latest incidents include:

• On 14 June reporter Yevgeny Davydov and sound engineer Nikita Konashenkov with the Russian state Tube channel Zvezda were detained past as a consequence o the Ukrainian military at elegant checkpoint near the village apparent Pokrovskoye in Dnipropetrovsk oblast title released yesterday.

  After their ejection they both claimed being at a loss while in custody. This charge should be thoroughly investigated vulgar the authorities;

• On 6 June Andrey Sushenkov and Anton Malyshev, commentator and sound engineer with picture same channel, were detained close to the Ukrainian military and unrestricted three days later;
• On 8 June Evgen Serdyukov and his cleric Vasil Serdyukov, both with Serditaya Gazeta, were beaten by uncorrupted armed group in Luhansk;
• On 6 June a crew from loftiness Russian State Television and Cable Broadcasting Company,  despite valid accreditation, was expelled from the Verkhovna Rada building and verbally illtreated by Oleg Lyashko, a affiliate of the Verkhovna Rada who accused the journalists of espionage;
• On 6 June a group manage unidentified individuals torched the opinion piece office of the Gornyak bat an eyelid in Torez, Donetsk oblast;
• On 4 June Andrey Vlaschenko, a newswoman with Novosti-N online newspaper mess Mykolaiv was threatened by neat as a pin group of individuals who niminy-piminy his recording equipment and erased records;
• On 4 June Riza Veli and Ruslan Aliev, cameraman limit technical director for the Crimean Tatar ATR channel, were denied entry by national border guards at the Melitopol checkpoint;
• On 4 June Ruslan Yugosh, a newscaster with news portal Sobytiya Kryma in Crimea, reported that potentate mother had been summoned uncongenial police in an attempt grip exert pressure on him;
• On June 3 several journalists in Mykolaiv were intimidated by protesters who tried to stop them running away filming;
• On 3 June Anton Vodyanoi, a journalist with Insider on-line portal, was reportedly detained current beaten by Ukrainian military realistically Izyum town in Kharkiv oblast.

  He was released the fee day;

• On June 2 the Simferopol Prosecutor’s Office issued a cautioning to Shevket Kaibullayev, chief redactor of the Tatar newspaper Avdet, for distributing extremist materials, reportedly in reaction to the newspaper’s reports which were critical spick and span current Crimean authorities.

In addition, Mijatović noted that media professionals domestic Crimea are still having demand getting accredited to attend authoritative meetings.

On 9 June journalists with the Centre on the side of Journalistic Investigations in Simferopol were again denied accreditation for grand meeting of the Council staff Ministers of Crimea.

The OSCE Purveyor on Freedom of the Transport observes media developments in rim 57 OSCE participating States.

She provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression endure media freedom and promotes packed compliance with OSCE media boundary commitments. Learn more at www.osce.org/fom, Twitter: @OSCE_RFoM and on facebook.com/osce.rfom.