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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative urges caution and further consideration of new Investigatory Powers Bill in the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
What we do: Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 10 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the Parliament of the United Kingdom to exercise great caution, and give ample consideration, to the right to freedom of information and free expression when debating a draft bill that could increase the surveillance powers of law enforcement authorities in the country...
OSCE Representative expresses concern over use of anti-terror legislation to seize BBC journalist's materials in the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 29 October 2015
What we do: Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
NUREMBERG, Germany, 29 October 2015 – The United Kingdom’s anti-terrorism law should not be used to access information, communications or a reporter’s professional material, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today, expressing concern about the possible chilling effect of the law on investigative journalism...
OSCE Representative meets with UK Foreign Office Minister in London to discuss journalists’ safety, media legislation
Publishing date: 29 October 2014
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
LONDON, 29 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with the Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights and International Organisations, Baroness Anelay and other senior UK officials to discuss media freedom issues in the OSCE region...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for re-launch investigation 13 years after killing of Martin O’Hagan
Publishing date: 26 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 26 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged authorities of the United Kingdom to re-launch a criminal investigation into the murder, 13 years ago of investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan...
London police access to editor’s confidential phone records unacceptable, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 3 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 3 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the London Metropolitan Police’s access to The Sun political editor Tom Newton Dunn’s phone records while investigating a source of leaks without his consent is unacceptable...
OSCE media freedom representative hits out at new UK press regulator
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 30 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today lamented the issuance of a Royal Charter that establishes a press regulatory body in the United Kingdom...
UK authorities’ actions against the Guardian unacceptable prior restraint, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern today in a letter to the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about recent actions of the authorities against the Guardian newspaper...
OSCE media freedom representative warns UK, Internet filtering ineffective, open to abuse
Publishing date: 23 July 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 23 July 2013 –Proposals by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to impose default Internet filtering for adult and sensitive subjects is ineffective and could be open to abuse, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today...
OSCE media freedom representative lauds passage of defamation bill by British Parliament
Publishing date: 25 April 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 25 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today hailed the adoption of a defamation law by the British Parliament that would make it harder for lawsuits to be pursued against media...
New UK press regulator could pose a threat to freedom of expression, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 18 March 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 18 March 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about an agreement to establish an agency to regulate print media in the UK...