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Media freedom must be upheld during protests in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
TUNIS, 17 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that the recent detentions and intimidation of journalists are endangering the right to free expression in Turkey.
Fulfilling media-freedom commitments requires mustered political will, says OSCE Representative to participating States
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, told participating States on 13 June 2013 in Vienna that political will needs to be mustered to fulfil commitments on Internet freedom and journalists’ safety...
Closure of public service broadcaster could endanger media pluralism in Greece, warns OSCE media freedom representative
VIENNA, 12 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that the closure of Greece’s public service broadcaster, ERT, could deprive citizens of a diversity of views, and it creates economic hardship for the dismissed journalists...
On 12th anniversary of killing of reporter, OSCE media freedom representative urges Serbian authorities to do more to solve journalist murders
On the 12th anniversary of the murder of prominent Serbian journalist Milan Pantić, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has called on Serbia’s authorities to step up their efforts in investigating this and other journalist killings...
Journalists, lawyers and media experts discuss online reporting ethics in Armenia, with OSCE support
Challenges of online media and prospects for the development of online media self-regulation in Armenia were discussed at a two-day workshop on 8 and 9 June 2013 in Aghveran, a town located in Armenia’s Kotayk province... ()
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and OSCE media freedom representative concerned at further restrictions to free expression in Azerbaijan
COLOGNE/STRASBOURG, 6 June 2013 - The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed serious concern today at the promulgation by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, of amendments extending the application of criminal defamation provisions to online expression on 4 June 2013... ()
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
MINSK, 5 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today at the end of a three-day official visit to Belarus the readiness of the authorities to intensify dialogue and co-operation with her office on much needed improvement of the media freedom situation... ()
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about access to information law amendments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
MINSK, 4 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern that draft amendments to the Law on Freedom of Access to Information of Bosnia and Herzegovina would curtail access to information... ()
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish police to respect journalists’ rights when covering demonstrations
VIENNA, 1 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over police treatment of the media covering the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul...
OSCE media freedom representative in Minsk
VIENNA, 31 May 2013 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will make an official visit to Minsk from 3 to 5 June. On Monday, 3 June she will open an Internet media training seminar for state and independent journalists... ()