Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative, on official visit to Denmark, urges for full decriminalization of defamation, blasphemy
Publishing date: 21 November 2013
COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2013 – During her official visit to Denmark the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, held high-level meetings and urged for full decriminalization of defamation and blasphemy...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns shooting at French newspaper Libération
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
STOCKHOLM, 18 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a gun attack at the Paris headquarters of the daily newspaper Libération, in which an assistant photographer was injured...
Georgia should uphold its high media freedom standards, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
TBILISI, 13 November 2013 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Georgian authorities to stay on the path toward media freedom as she ended her visit to Tbilisi...
To fully ensure free speech in Italy, further changes needed in draft defamation law, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 November 2013
TBILISI, 12 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed improvements made by Italian authorities in the draft law on defamation, but also pointed to important problematic provisions that still need to be changed...
Media freedom must be ensured in South Caucasus, says OSCE media freedom representative, in Georgia
Publishing date: 11 November 2013
TBILISI, 11 November 2013 – More progress in media freedom in South Caucasus is needed in order to fully comply with OSCE commitments, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today at the opening of the 10th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi...
OSCE media freedom representative meets Serbian Prime Minister, discusses media freedom issues
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
BELGRADE, 8 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović met with Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić today to discuss the state of media freedom in the country...
Higher prison sentences for defamation may restrict media freedom in Hungary, warns OSCE representative
Publishing date: 6 November 2013
BELGRADE, 6 November 2013 – Increased prison sentences for defamatory video or sound recordings are another potential threat to freedom of expression and freedom of the media in Hungary, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative...
OSCE media freedom representative alarmed by life sentences against journalists in Turkey, urges reform of Anti-Terror Law
Publishing date: 5 November 2013
VIENNA, 5 November 2013 – Sentencing journalists to life imprisonment for their work will further deteriorate media freedom in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media warned today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for release of Uzbek journalist in poor health
Publishing date: 5 November 2013
VIENNA, 5 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the release of journalist Solijon Abdurakhmanov, whose health has deteriorated in recent weeks.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about decision to strip Russia’s Rosbalt news agency of registration
Publishing date: 4 November 2013