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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative urges Skopje to halt ‘alarming’ deterioration in media freedom in the country
Publishing date: 11 August 2011
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 11 August 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, in a letter sent to Skopje to newly appointed Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, said today that she is alarmed by the sharp decline of media freedom and the continued repression of media and critical voices in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes decriminalization of libel by Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 July 2011
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 19 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended Kyrgyzstan for being the first Central Asian state to decriminalize libel...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on governments to recognize access to the Internet as a human right
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
WASHINGTON, 15 July 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on governments to treat Internet access as a human right that should be enshrined in their constitutions, in testimony today at the U.S. Helsinki Commission...
OSCE condemns attempt to intimidate independent media in Montenegro
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Montenegro
VIENNA/PODGORICA, 15 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and Šarūnas Adomavičius, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro today condemned the deliberate burning by unknown perpetrators of two vehicles belonging to the Montenegrin daily “Vijesti”...
OSCE welcomes Montenegro’s decriminalization of speech offences
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
PODGORICA/VIENNA, 11 July 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended Montenegro for decriminalizing defamation...
OSCE media freedom representative deplores attack on journalist in northern Cyprus
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Cyprus
VIENNA, 8 July 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the alleged attempt to murder Sener Levent, the editor-in-chief of Afrika newspaper in northern Cyprus...
Internet blocking practices a concern, access is a human right, says OSCE media freedom representative at launch of OSCE-wide study
Publishing date: 8 July 2011
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 8 July 2011 – The Internet should remain free and access should be considered a human right, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović at the presentation of a report on regulations affecting new media in the OSCE region today...
OSCE meeting promotes pluralism in new media, warns of excessive regulation of Internet content
Publishing date: 7 July 2011
Promoting pluralism in new media, including the Internet, is the focus of a two-day OSCE meeting that started on 7 July 2011...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Tajikistan to release BBC reporter
Publishing date: 7 July 2011
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 7 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today urged the Tajik authorities to release detained BBC reporter Urunboi Usmonov...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Skopje to ensure media pluralism and transparent investigations
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 4 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was concerned about three media outlets owned by Plus Production facing closure for alleged tax evasion. She urged the country to adhere to rule of law principles in handling their cases...