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New UK press regulator could pose a threat to freedom of expression, says OSCE media freedom representative
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...
OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for respect, civility in democratic debate
BELGRADE, 15 March 2013 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, today called for respect and civility in public dialogue after a debate organized with the assistance of the OSCE Mission was disrupted... ()
OSCE media freedom representative calls for inclusive dialogue at Internet freedom conference in Vienna
VIENNA, 14 February 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called for an open and inclusive discussion on the challenges of Internet freedom as she opened the Internet 2013 conference in Vienna...
OSCE media freedom representative to host conference on Internet freedom in Vienna
VIENNA, 13 February 2013 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will host a conference on online freedom on 14 and 15 February in Vienna... ()
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Turkish Government’s reform pledge, stresses need to better protect journalists
ANKARA, 5 February 2013 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, in a productive meeting today with Turkish Justice Minister Sadullah Ergın, commended the government on easing pre-trial detention procedures and stressed the need for further improvements...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes commission on unsolved murders of Serbian journalists, stresses responsibility of government
VIENNA, 30 January 2013 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, welcomed today the establishment of a commission to assess progress in the investigations of unsolved murders of journalists in Serbia, but emphasized that the government needed to step up its own efforts to protect journalists... ()
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Gongadze conviction, calls for further investigations
VIENNA, 30 January 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the conviction of the murderer of Ukrainian journalist Georgyi Gongadze, while urging the authorities to continue to pursue the instigators of this crime... ()
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about continued arrests of journalists in Turkey
VIENNA, 24 January 2013 - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over the latest wave of arrests of journalists in Turkey and urged the authorities to reform the country’s anti-terrorism law...
Perpetrators of attacks against Greek journalists must be brought to justice, says OSCE media freedom representative
VIENNA, 16 January 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned recent fire bomb attacks outside the houses of journalists in Greece, and said she hoped investigations would soon bring the perpetrators to justice...