Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Proposed media ownership requirements could further damage media pluralism in Russia, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 24 September 2014
WARSAW, 24 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Russian authorities to carefully address proposed changes to legislation on media ownership requirements...
OSCE Representative condemns yet another attack on journalists in Russia, appalled by growing violence against members of the media
Publishing date: 18 September 2014
VIENNA, 18 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the growing violence against journalists in Russia following an attack on BBC crew in Astrakhan, southern Russia...
Russian authorities must end impunity for attacks on journalists, says OSCE Representative following another attack in Pskov
Publishing date: 30 August 2014
VIENNA, 30 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the Russian authoities to fully investigate and prosecute all attacks on journalist following an attack against journalist Lev Schlosberg in Pskov, in western Russia.
OSCE Representative condemns attacks on journalists in Russia, calls on authorities for swift and thorough investigations
Publishing date: 27 August 2014
VIENNA, 27 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned several recent attacks on journalists in the Pskov region, in western Russia...
OSCE representative calls on Russian authorities to fight impunity and ensure journalists’ safety following attack on journalist in Dagestan
Publishing date: 21 August 2014
VIENNA, 21 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in the Russian Federation to ensure journalists’ safety following yesterday’s attack on journalist Magomed Khanmagomedov in Dagestan...
OSCE representative calls for immediate release of missing photojournalist in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 11 August 2014
VIENNA, 11 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about reports that Andrey Stenin, a photojournalist with the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, went missing in eastern Ukraine on 5 August...
OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of journalist in Russia, calls for rigorous investigation
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today she was saddened by the death of journalist and blogger Timur Kuashev whose body was found in a suburb of Nalchik, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia...
OSCE representative condemns steps aimed at full silencing of Chernomorskaya TV in Crimea
Publishing date: 4 August 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 4 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the seizure of the property of the Chernomorskaya company, the largest independent broadcaster on the Crimean peninsula...
OSCE representative calls for immediate release of all journalists missing in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 25 July 2014
VIENNA, 25 July 2014 – OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today demanded the immediate release of journalists who were reported missing in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE representative calls for release of journalist abducted by separatists, denounces new cases of grave media freedom violations in Eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 July 2014
VIENNA, 23 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the abduction of freelance journalist Anton Skiba in Donetsk and called for his immediate release...