Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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...
Criminal libel conviction of blogger in Mongolia unacceptable, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 26 August 2014
VIENNA, 26 August 2014 – A Mongolian court’s sentencing of a blogger to prison for defaming a high-ranking political figure through social media is a cause for concern, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today...
OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan, warns of continuing deterioration of media freedom
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan...
Critical media outlets in Kazakhstan stifled by disproportionate sanctions, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed disappointment at a Kazakhstan Supreme Court decision upholding the closure of Pravdivaya Gazeta for minor administrative violations...
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...
Journalists’ safety remains biggest media freedom challenge in Ukraine, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 20 August 2014
VIENNA, 20 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today denounced recent attacks on members of the media in different regions of Ukraine...
OSCE representative calls on US law enforcement authorities to investigate arrests of reporters covering Ferguson demonstrations
Publishing date: 19 August 2014
VIENNA, 19 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged U.S. law enforcement authorities to respect the right of media to cover public events without undue restraints in light of the arrest of three more journalists reporting on civil disturbances in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about ban on journalist from entering Crimea
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 18 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the deteriorating media freedom situation in Crimea following the decision of the de-facto Crimean authorities to ban journalist Ismet Yuksel from entering the peninsula...
OSCE Representative says media has a right to cover civil disturbances without intimidation
Publishing date: 14 August 2014
VIENNA, 14 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today that the arrest of two reporters covering civil disturbances in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, was unacceptable and a clear violation of the right of media to cover news...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist in Croatia
Publishing date: 13 August 2014
VIENNA, 13 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a physical attack against Domagoj Margetić, a Croatian journalist, on 11 August...