OSCE: Skopje court ruling to send journalist back to prison is a serious setback for media freedom in the country, says Mijatović (FYROM News)

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the arrest of journalist Tomislav Kezarovski, following a two years prison sentence by the Skopje Court of Appeal.

EU-Turkey: Need to tackle challenges in judicial system

From the Official Website of the  European Commission:

Brussels (3 October) - Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met the Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ in Brussels today, shortly after the release of Turkey's new strategy for EU accession. Commissioner Füle expressed his full appreciation for this working document, in which reforms in the area of fundamental freedom and rule of law received a prominent place.

China opposes EU interference in judicial independence

The Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" after the bloc criticized the life sentence given to a Uygur teacher for separatism.

China is "strongly dissatisfied" with the EU's statement on that case and "resolutely opposed any interference in China's judicial sovereignty and independence," the mission's spokesperson said in a statement.