Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Resignations at public broadcaster ERT and ANA-MPA news agency in Greece worrying, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
LONDON, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today regarding resignations at the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) in Greece...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes legal review of draft Law on Media Services in Albania
Publishing date: 11 July 2019
VIENNA, 11 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today published a legal review of the draft Law on Media Services in Albania, after several consultations on the drafting process with Government representatives in recent months...
International Rapporteurs, including OSCE Media Freedom Representative, launch 20th anniversary Joint Declaration on Challenges to Freedom of Expression in the Next Decade
Publishing date: 10 July 2019
LONDON, 10 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, launched today the “Twentieth Anniversary Joint Declaration: Challenges to Freedom of Expression in the Next Decade”, at the Global Conference for Media Freedom organized by the United Kingdom and Canada in London...
Greatest challenge facing journalists and other media actors remains safety, OSCE Media Freedom Representative tells Permanent Council in Vienna
Publishing date: 4 July 2019
VIENNA, 4 July 2019 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today called on participating States to implement the Ministerial Council Decision on Safety of Journalists, as he presented his biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative pays tribute to killed journalists of Capital Gazette on one-year anniversary
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
VIENNA, 28 June 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, paid tribute today to the killed journalists of the media outlet the Capital Gazette on the first anniversary of the horrific shooting in Maryland, USA.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities in Tajikistan to investigate reports of intimidation of journalist’s family and provide accreditation to journalists
Publishing date: 27 June 2019
VIENNA, 27 June 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today called upon the authorities of Tajikistan to investigate reports that a journalist’s family members were intimidated and to reconsider withdrawal of press accreditation for Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent in Dushanbe.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes Comments to the Draft Information Security Concept of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
VIENNA, 21 June – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today published the Commentary to the Draft Information Security Concept of Kyrgyzstan for 2019-2023 commissioned by his Office and prepared by Dmitri Golovanov, a legal counsel from the Russian Federation. The Commentary was shared with the Kyrgyz authorities on 22 May 2019.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Turkey to end criminal prosecution of journalists, following latest conviction of a journalist to 6 years and 3 months in prison
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
VIENNA, 21 June 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his concern about the verdict of the Istanbul 26th High Criminal Court, which sentenced journalist Haşim Söylemez on charges of ‘aiding a terrorist organization without being a member’, to 6 years and 3 months in prison.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative deplores violence against media workers during demonstration in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
VIENNA, 21 June 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today deplored the violent incidents and mistreatment of media workers during yesterday’s demonstration in Tbilisi, and said that journalists’ safety must be ensured at all times.
OSCE Media Representative deeply shocked by death of journalist Vadim Komarov in Ukraine, calls on authorities to bring perpetrators to justice
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
VIENNA, 20 June 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep sorrow following the death of journalist and blogger Vadim Komarov, who died last night in the hospital. He had been in a coma since suffering a violent attack on 4 May in Cherkasy, Ukraine.