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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative condemns shooting of news photographer and welcomes thorough investigation
Publishing date: 5 September 2017
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 5 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned the shooting of an Ohio news photographer by police...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges US administration to refrain from attacking media
Publishing date: 28 August 2017
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 28 August 2017 – United States (US) President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on media are cause for deep concern, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir stated in a letter to Secretary of State H.E. Rex W. Tillerson...
OSCE Representative calls on US authorities to respect rights of journalists to report on public demonstrations and to uphold press freedom
Publishing date: 24 January 2017
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 24 January 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called the United States’ authorities to ensure that constitutional and international legal protections on freedom of the press are upheld in the case of two journalists who were arrested while covering the protests around the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January in Washington D.C...
Arrest warrant against United States journalist reason for concern, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 14 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 14 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed concern today about a warrant issued for the arrest of Amy Goodman, a broadcast journalist in the United States, stemming from coverage of protests concerning an oil pipeline on Native American land in North Dakota...
OSCE Representative welcomes revision of Law of War manual in USA improving protection for journalists
Publishing date: 25 July 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 25 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the revision of United States Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual, which better recognizes the status and role of journalists under the law of war...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomes reform of U.S. legislation improving transparency and access to information
Publishing date: 4 July 2016
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 4 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the signing into law of the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Improvement Act, which would improve current transparency legislation in the United States of America and access to information in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of murdered journalist in Texas, USA
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 17 June 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened upon learning of the murder of Jacinto Torres Hernandez, a freelance reporter for La Estrella, a Spanish-language publication in Fort Worth, Texas, USA...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns killing of television news crew in Virginia, USA
Publishing date: 26 August 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 26 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the deadly shooting of a journalist and a cameraman in Moneta, Virginia, USA...
Charges against journalists covering events in Ferguson, USA, should be dropped, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 11 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized the decision to pursue criminal charges against two journalists for their actions while covering the August 2014 protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, in the United States...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes U.S. rules on net neutrality that support a free and open Internet
Publishing date: 27 February 2015
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 27 February 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed new rules adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect an open Internet...