Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns beating of journalist in Montenegro
Publishing date: 4 January 2014
VIENNA, 4 January 2014 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned last night’s physical attack on Dan newspaper journalist Lidija Nikčević and called on the authorities to finally end impunity for attacks against journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about attack against Swedish editor-in-chief
Publishing date: 6 January 2014
VIENNA, 6 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about yesterday's attack against journalist PeO Wärring, editor-in-chief of Swedish newspaper Eskilstuna-Kuriren...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about conviction of Russian journalist, calls to lift ban on prohibition from working
Publishing date: 9 January 2014
VIENNA, 9 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern over the sentence handed down to journalist Aksana Panova, founder and former chief editor of the Ura.ru and chief editor of Znak.com news agency in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Blocking of video sharing website shows need to reform Internet Law in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
VIENNA, 10 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today warned that blocking of video sharing website Vimeo’s services in Turkey further limits freedom of expression and free media...
Hasty exclusion of TV channels from cable networks in Moldova can hurt media pluralism, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the hasty exclusion of three TV channels from several cable networks could hurt media pluralism in Moldova.
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes bringing perpetrators of Serbian journalist murder to justice
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the arrests made in the case of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija in 1999...
OSCE representative calls on President Yanukovych to veto legislation criminalizing speech, endangering media freedom in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 January 2014
VIENNA, 16 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was concerned about the adoption of legislative amendments in Ukraine, including re-criminalization of libel, that endanger free speech...
Justice must be served in journalist Hrant Dink’s murder, urges OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 January 2014
VIENNA, 19 January 2014 – The masterminds behind the murder of prominent journalist Hrant Dink must be brought to justice, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today, on the seventh anniversary of the journalist’s shooting in Istanbul...
Attacks on journalists must stop, says OSCE media freedom representative, offers to visit Ukraine
Publishing date: 22 January 2014
VIENNA, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to halt the violence against media and thoroughly investigate all incidents involving journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Georgian authorities to ensure effective work of public broadcaster
Publishing date: 24 January 2014
VIENNA, 24 January 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed disappointment at the inability of the Georgian Parliament to select new board members for the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)...