Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Ukrainian journalists and media must be able to express their opinions openly and freely, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 5 June 2018
VIENNA, 4 June 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed his concern that the Spokesperson of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine published a list, which includes journalist Miroslava Gongadze and Chair of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Sergiy Tomilenko, accusing them of being traitors...
LATEST UPDATE: Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was reportedly killed in Kyiv, is alive and well. According to Ukrainian authorities, the incident was part of an ongoing investigation.
Publishing date: 29 May 2018
Latest update: Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who was reportedly killed in Kyiv, is alive and well. According to Ukrainian authorities, the incident was part of an ongoing investigation. VIENNA, 29 May 2018 – OSCE media freedom representative Harlem Désir today strongly condemned the murder of well-known Russian journalist and writer Arkadiy Babchenko in Kyiv, Ukraine...
OSCE media freedom representative reiterates that foreign media outlets as such should not be included on sanctions lists
Publishing date: 25 May 2018
VIENNA, 25 May 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today reiterated that foreign media outlets and representatives should not be included on sanctions lists, following a recent decision by the Ukrainian authorities with regard to the information agencies RIA Novosti Ukraine and Rossiya Segodnya...
OSCE Representative raises concern over raid against Russian News Agency and TV today in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
VIENNA, 15 May 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir raised concern today over a raid by security services of Ukraine against Russian state news agency RIA Novosti and TV channel RT offices today in Kyiv as well as the searches of homes of journalists and their arrests...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir welcomes Ukrainian Supreme Court decision in case of Igor Efimov as positive step
Publishing date: 7 March 2018
VIENNA, 7 March 2018 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Ukraine regarding the case of Igor Efimov, photojournalist with the newspaper Vechirni Cherkasy...
OSCE media freedom representative reiterates his support for dialogue between Russian and Ukrainian Unions of Journalists during meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 22 February 2018
VIENNA, 22 February 2018 – Representatives of Russian and Ukrainian journalists’ unions today met under the auspices of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, for the 17th roundtable discussion aiming to facilitate dialogue between the media workers of the two countries.
OSCE media freedom representative stresses that justice must be served for murder of Ukrainian journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi
Publishing date: 23 December 2017
VIENNA, 23 December 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed serious dismay that a four-year suspended sentence in the case of the murder of journalist Vyacheslav Veremyi in Kyiv leads to impunity...
Intimidation, blockade and disrupting work of NewsOne journalists in Ukraine unacceptable, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
VIENNA, 4 December 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern today regarding the deliberate blocking of the entrance to the editorial office of the NewsOne television channel in Kyiv.
OSCE Representative Désir reiterates importance of maintaining sustainable public service broadcaster in Ukraine, urges effective funding solution
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
VIENNA, 17 November 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed concern about the decision of the Ukrainian authorities to significantly cut the funding of public service broadcaster’s activities...
Ukrainian and Russian journalists reiterate urgent need to address impunity for crimes against journalists at 16th roundtable in Vienna
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
VIENNA, 2 November 2017 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, called upon their governments to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists and vigorously counter impunity of crimes against the media...