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Media freedom and development

Free and well-developed media are a cornerstone of democratic societies. The OSCE monitors media developments in its participating States for violations of freedom of expression. This includes reviewing legislation regulating the media, as well as monitoring cases where journalists are prosecuted for their professional activities or are the victims of harassment. The OSCE also engages in media development through training and support for editors and journalists.

L-r: Oliver McCoy, Democratization Programme Manager of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Liana Sayadyan, Vice-President of Investigative Journalists NGO and Lusine Hakobyan, President of Europe in Law Association, at the presentation of a publication on violence against journalists in Armenia, Yerevan, 20 February 2012.

Violent attacks against journalists in Armenia decreased but financial pressure on media outlets up, finds OSCE Office-supported report

YEREVAN, 20 February 2012 – A report on freedom of the press and speech in Armenia during 2010 and 2011 supported by the OSCE Office was presented in Yerevan today...
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at a news conference at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius, 6 December 2011.

Attacks against Turkish-language newspaper in Cologne, Paris threaten free reporting, says OSCE media freedom representative

PARIS, 17 February 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned attacks on the Paris and Cologne offices of the Turkish-language daily newspaper Zaman and called for a thorough investigation...
Young people surfing the web in a Chisinau central park equipped with free wireless Internet, 3 November 2011.

Future of Internet freedom at stake, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called for concerted global efforts to keep the Internet, as a platform for exercising free expression and for independent media, accessible and free...
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, during a conference on digital freedom, The Hague, 9 December 2011.

OSCE media representative urges European Parliament to reassess ACTA to safeguard freedom of expression

VIENNA, 14 February 2012 – In a letter to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, today, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged the Parliament to safeguard free expression when discussing the draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)...

At meeting with EU Commissioner Kroes, OSCE media freedom representative stresses constant challenges to media freedom in Europe

BRUSSELS, 10 February 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, met today with Neelie Kroes, the Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe, to discuss the state of media freedom across Europe...
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