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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
UN Human Rights Council resolution on protection of human rights on the Internet a milestone for free speech, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 5 July 2016
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 5 July 2016 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the latest UN resolution on “the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet”- a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council by consensus, supporting human rights online...
South Caucasus conference remains an important forum for discussing media freedom challenges in the region, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 7 July 2016
Locations: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
TBILISI, 7 July 2016 – Multi-faceted challenges to free media and the freedom of expression were the focus of a two-day discussion at the 13th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media that concluded today in Tbilisi, Georgia...
OSCE Representative welcomes decision by Skopje court to drop charges against journalist Jadranka Kostova
Publishing date: 8 July 2016
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 8 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the decision of the Administrative Court in Skopje to annul a previous assertion made by a commission that the Editor-in-Chief of Fokus magazine, Jadranka Kostova, had in the past been a secret services informant...
Surveillance amendments in new law in Germany pose a threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says, asks Bundestag to reconsider bill
Publishing date: 8 July 2016
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 8 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about a proposed law on the German Foreign Intelligence Agency (BND, Bundesnachrichtendienst), which was debated in the Bundestag, Germany’s Federal Parliament, today...
Russia’s labeling of journalists as terrorists a threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 12 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the decision of Federal Financial Monitoring Service in Russia to publish an updated “list of terrorists and extremists” which includes members of the media...
Restrictions on foreign broadcasters in Moldova breach international standards on media freedom, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 13 July 2016
What we do: Media laws
Location: Moldova
VIENNA, 13 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media laws under consideration by the Parliament in Moldova run counter to international standards on media freedom...
OSCE Representative mourns photojournalist killed in Turkey, expresses concern for media freedom
Publishing date: 16 July 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 16 July 2016 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened upon learning of the death of photojournalist Mustafa Cambaz in Turkey, and worried about the state of media freedom in the country...
OSCE Representative condemns murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv, Ukraine...
Democratic governments must ensure media freedom and journalists’ safety, OSCE Representative urges Turkey
Publishing date: 21 July 2016
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 21 July 2016 – The mass cancellation of broadcasting licenses, criminal investigations against, and dismissal of, hundreds of journalists at the state broadcaster, and blocked websites are the latest, severe challenges to freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today.
OSCE Representative welcomes revision of Law of War manual in USA improving protection for journalists
Publishing date: 25 July 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 25 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the revision of United States Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual, which better recognizes the status and role of journalists under the law of war...