Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Latvia
Publishing date: 1 February 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 1 February 2021, with Ambassador Katrĩna Kaktiņa to discuss the current state of media freedom in Latvia and the broader OSCE region
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expresses concern regarding expulsion of Russian journalist Olga Kurlaeva from Latvia
Publishing date: 5 January 2018
VIENNA, 5 January 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed concern regarding the recent deportations of Russian journalists from Latvia...
OSCE Representative concerned about Latvian authorities’ decision to deport Russian journalist
Publishing date: 24 October 2016
VIENNA, 24 October 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a recent decision by the authorities in Latvia to deport a member of the media from the Russian Federation...
OSCE Representative concerned about precedent in take-down policy related to media websites in Latvia
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović wrote today to Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs asking for more information about the shutting down of the sputniknews.lv news portal...
OSCE Representative calls for respect of media regulator’s independence in Latvia
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the respect of the media regulator’s independence in Latvia...
OSCE Representative says freezing Latvian magazine’s assets threatens media pluralism
Publishing date: 1 August 2014
VIENNA, 1 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a Latvian court decision to freeze the assets of Ir, a public affairs magazine, based on a pending damage claim for libel...
OSCE media freedom representative calls amendments to Latvian criminal law potentially harmful to free expression, free media
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
VIENNA, 14 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about proposed amendments to the Criminal Law of the Republic of Latvia that criminalize “the public denial or glorification of Soviet and Nazi actions against Latvia.”
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Latvian journalist
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
VIENNA, 2 April 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the attack on Leonids Jakobsons, a journalist and owner of the Latvian news website Kompromat and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...