Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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 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 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 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 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 representative concerned about amendments to information law in Russia that might limit media freedom
Publishing date: 20 December 2013
VIENNA, 20 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about draft amendments to the information law of the Russian Federation which might restrict access to the Internet and limit media freedom and freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes conviction of architect of murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist
Publishing date: 20 December 2013
VIENNA, 20 December 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the conviction of the person who ordered the murder of Igor Domnikov, a Novaya Gazeta journalist killed in 2000...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack against Ukrainian journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 25 December 2013
VIENNA, 25 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern about journalists' safety in Ukraine following an attack on Tatyana Chernovil, a journalist with Ukrainskaya pravda...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about arrest of journalist in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 26 December 2013
VIENNA, 26 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the arrest of Abdurakhim Shukurov, a camera operator working for the Ozodagon News Agency in Tajikistan...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns bomb attack against Montenegrin newspaper, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 27 December 2013
VIENNA, 27 December 2013 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s bomb attack against the offices of Vijesti newspaper in Podgorica, Montenegro, resulting in material damages...