Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes UN General Assembly’s resolution on safety of journalists
Publishing date: 19 December 2013
VIENNA, 19 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the UN General Assembly’s adoption of its first resolution on safety of journalists and the issue of impunity.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Lithuania to decriminalize defamation, better protect confidential sources
Publishing date: 17 December 2013
VILNIUS, 17 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged Lithuania to join the tide of European countries by repealing criminal defamation laws and adopting “shield laws” that protect journalistic sources...
OSCE Representative concerned by recent incidents of blocked access to online media content in Serbia
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
VIENNA, 13 December 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about recent incidents where stories have been illegally removed from prominent online news sites in Serbia...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Romania not to re-criminalize free speech
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
VIENNA, 12 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her disappointment over recently adopted legislative amendments re-criminalizing defamation in Romania...
OSCE media freedom representative launches global campaign to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
VIENNA, 12 December 2013 – The scale of attacks on and harassment of members of the media continues to grow throughout the OSCE region, journalists are threatened every day for they say or write, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
OSCE Representative concerned by magnitude of violence against journalists in Ukraine
Publishing date: 2 December 2013
VIENNA, 2 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern by the magnitude of violence against members of the media at the demonstrations in Kyiv...
Journalists’ safety in Ukraine must be ensured, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 November 2013
VIENNA, 29 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned new attacks on journalists in Ukraine.
No compromise acceptable on free expression and free media, says OSCE Representative to Permanent Council
Publishing date: 28 November 2013
VIENNA, 28 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today told participating States that while journalism has transformed itself over the past 15 years, the threats to free media remain the same...
Acquittal of Kostas Vaxevanis welcomed by OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 November 2013
VIENNA, 27 November 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the acquittal of investigative journalist Kostas Vaxevanis in Greece.
Photojournalists need to have full access to public events at the White House, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
VIENNA, 22 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about restrictions placed on photojournalists covering events at the White House.