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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist in Romania and calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 18 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the attack on journalist Dan Buruca and called on the Romanian authorities to carry out a thorough and quick investigation...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Dutch net neutrality law
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: Netherlands
VIENNA, 14 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the Netherlands’ passing of a net neutrality law, making it the first OSCE country to do so...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack against journalist in Greece and urges swift investigation
Publishing date: 11 May 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Greece
VIENNA, 11 May 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the beating of Greek journalist Konstantinos Bogdanos, and called for a swift investigation by the authorities...
OSCE media representative сoncerned by detention of journalists, cyber attacks on media websites in Russia
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the indiscriminate detention of journalists reporting on street protests in Moscow and recent cyber attacks on Russian media websites...
Belarus president should halt harsh policy towards media, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today appealed to Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko to stop persecuting media...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes plans for new UK defamation law, says it will prevent ‘libel tourism’
Publishing date: 9 May 2012
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 9 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today a new defamation bill announced by the Queen in the UK Parliament, saying it would augment media freedom in the UK and in other OSCE participating States...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by Croatian public broadcaster HRT practice to silence critical journalists
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Croatia
VIENNA, 8 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was very concerned that HRT, the Croatian Public Service Broadcaster, would dismiss journalists critical of the media freedom situation in Croatia...
OSCE media freedom representative says Moldova should immediately investigate attack on OMEGA camera operator
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Moldova
VIENNA, 7 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a recent attack on Vladimir Vivici, a camera operator of OMEGA news agency in Chisinau...
All participating States must intensify real steps to defend media freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 3 May 2012
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
TUNIS, 3 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today urged all governments of the 56-nation OSCE to take real steps to secure freedom of speech...
OSCE media freedom representative honours journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2012
What we do: Safety of journalists