The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal conviction and 14-month prison sentence imposed on Allessandro Sallusti, former editor of the newspaper Libero. A statement shared with Riccardo Migliori, president of the 56-country OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
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OSCE PA President’s statement on Syria
“The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly reiterates its concern over the ongoing repression in Syria. In particular, the Assembly stresses the need and urgency for genuine international support to Turkey, which is nearly on its last legs in efforts to rescue increasing and unmanageable numbers of Syrian refugees,” said Riccardo Migliori, the first Italian elected president of the 56-country OSCE Parliamentary Assembly last July.
Migliori elected president of OSCE PA
Riccardo Migliori, a Florentine member of Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, today became the first Italian elected president of the 56-country OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Migliori, 60, immediately assumes the top elected position of the Assembly for a one-year term. “I am honored to have the trust of my colleagues and look forward to working with delegations across our region to tangibly strengthen our commitments to human rights,” said Migliori.