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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by disappearance of journalists in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 25 April 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 25 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the disappearance in Donetsk of Julia Shustraya and Mikhail Pudovkin, a journalist and a cameraman with LifeNews...
New attacks on media in eastern Ukraine, warns OSCE representative
Publishing date: 24 April 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 24 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic today warned about the continuing attacks on journalists and deterioration of media freedom environment in eastern Ukraine with new incidents involving media representatives...
Journalists’ safety in eastern Ukraine worsening, says OSCE Representative, calls for immediate release of detained Vice News journalist
Publishing date: 22 April 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 22 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern about new cases of detention and attacks on journalists in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE representative deeply worried about illegal interference in broadcast retransmissions in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 17 April 2014
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 17 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the seizure of the television tower in Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine...
Journalists face violence, intimidation and psychological warfare in conflict areas in Ukraine says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 April 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
ODESA, 16 April 2014- Ending her three-day visit to Ukraine, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said that the media freedom situation in Ukraine has reached a very dangerous stage, and she alerted OSCE participating States that unless this trend is reversed it could contribute to the deterioration of the security situation.
Communiqué by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on propaganda in times of conflict
Publishing date: 15 April 2014
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Ukraine
As the current crisis in and around Ukraine demonstrates, propaganda and deterioration of media freedom often go together to fuel a conflict, and once it starts they contribute to its escalation. The need to stop propaganda is frequently being used as a reason for blocking and jamming television and radio signals or imposing other restrictions to freedom of expression and freedom of the media. Taking into consideration the broadness and vagueness of the term propaganda, and its direct link to political speech, its blank prohibition would violate international standards for the protection of free expression and free media.
OSCE representative deeply concerned about deteriorating media freedom situation in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 8 April 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 8 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about the deteriorating media freedom situation, especially regarding journalists’ safety, in eastern Ukraine...
OSCE media freedom representative lauds changes to Ukrainian law to enforce effective access to information
Publishing date: 28 March 2014
What we do: Media laws
Location: Ukraine
TORONTO, 28 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption by Verkhovna Rada of amendments to the Ukrainian legislation introducing long-awaited and competent democratic mechanisms of access to information.
OSCE media freedom representative outraged by attacks against managers of Ukrainian National TV
Publishing date: 19 March 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
CHISINAU, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her outrage about the attack by a group of members of the Ukrainian political party “Svoboda”, including some members of Verkhovna Rada, on the acting President of National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), forcing him to resign...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about new steps to restrict media plurality in Ukraine
Publishing date: 11 March 2014
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 11 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about demands that cable operators in Ukraine stop transmitting certain Russian television channels...