Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Tenth anniversary of Forbes magazine editor’s death grim reminder of impunity in Russia, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 9 July 2014
VIENNA, 9 July 2014- On the tenth anniversary of the death of Forbes magazine editor Paul Klebnikov the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the government of the Russian Federation to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...
OSCE representative condemns attack on editorial office of Vesti newspaper in Kyiv, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
VIENNA, 8 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent attack on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
Law amendments on advertising in Russia further endanger media pluralism and free flow of information, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about proposed amendments to the Russian law on advertising, which would prohibit commercials on private pay television channels...
OSCE representative condemns jailing of bloggers in Azerbaijan, calls on authorities to stop silencing free voices
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on editor in Serbia
Publishing date: 3 July 2014
VIENNA, 3 July 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s brutal attack on the editor of FoNet news agency, Davor Pašalić.
Freedom of expression, opinion must be improved across OSCE region, conference participants say
Publishing date: 3 July 2014
VIENNA, 3 July 2014 – Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy and must be ensured and strengthened in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE human rights meeting in Vienna...
Media freedom situation in Montenegro remains complex, impunity still key obstacle, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 2 July 2014
PODGORICA, 2 July 2014 – Finishing a two-day official visit to Montenegro, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she remains concerned about journalists’ safety and about the lack of unity among members of the media in the country...
OSCE representative outraged with detention of journalists in eastern Ukraine, calls for immediate release
Publishing date: 1 July 2014
VIENNA, 1 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was outraged with the illegal detention in the Luhansk region of two Ukrainian journalists from Hromadske TV...
OSCE representative warns about appalling journalists’ safety situation in eastern Ukraine after death of one more journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
VIENNA, 30 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was saddened by the death of Anatoliy Klyan, a cameraman with Russian Perviy Kanal, in eastern Ukraine. Mijatović expressed her condolences to Klyan’s family and colleagues...
Violations of media freedom in eastern Ukraine do not stop, says OSCE media representative
Publishing date: 28 June 2014
VIENNA, 28 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about steps of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” aimed at controlling media of the Donetsk region in Ukraine...