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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns explosion at Bulgarian newspaper offices, urges thorough and swift investigation
Publishing date: 11 February 2011
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Bulgaria
VIENNA, 11 February 2011– Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the bomb explosion outside the offices of the Galeria weekly in Sofia...
OSCE media representative reiterates call for end to harassment of the media in Belarus, regrets authorities’ failure to facilitate timely visit
Publishing date: 1 February 2011
What we do: Human rights, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 1 February 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called today once again on the Belarusian government to stop harassing independent journalists and media outlets. She also said she regretted that the authorities did not make her proposed visit possible in January...
OSCE media freedom representative addresses Council of Europe parliamentary committee, meets top officials in Strasbourg
Publishing date: 25 January 2011
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
STRASBOURG, 25 January 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called for Council of Europe member states to address grave challenges to media freedom in an speech to the culture, science and education committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes adoption of access-to-information law in Ukraine, urges further reform
Publishing date: 16 January 2011
What we do: Human rights, Media laws, Rule of law
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 17 January 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, commended today the recent adoption of a comprehensive access-to-information law by the Ukrainian parliament, calling it “a considerable step towards government transparency”...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for end to crackdown on independent media in Belarus
Publishing date: 5 January 2011
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 5 January 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, called today for an end to the attacks on independent media in Belarus and urged authorities to immediately release imprisoned journalists...
Hungarian media law further endangers media freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 21 December 2010
What we do: Democratization, Media laws, Media pluralism, Rule of law
Location: Hungary
VIENNA, 22 December 2010 – Hungary's new media law violates OSCE media freedom standards and endangers editorial independence and media pluralism, Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrests and assaults on journalists following Belarus election
Publishing date: 20 December 2010
What we do: Elections, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 21 December 2010 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned detentions and assaults of Belarusian and international journalists in Minsk following the 19 December presidential election...
OSCE heads of institutions emphasize importance of rights in discussions on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security
Publishing date: 30 November 2010
ASTANA, 1 December 2010- Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms must underpin sustainable security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian area, emphasized the heads of OSCE institutions on human rights and democratic institutions, media freedom and national minorities at the OSCE Summit which began in Astana today...
OSCE officials discuss human rights violations
Publishing date: 26 November 2010
What we do: Democratization
ASTANA, 26 November 2010- The third and final part of the OSCE Review Conference, which focuses on the human dimension of security, began in Astana today and concludes Sunday...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrest of journalists covering protest at U.S. military base
Publishing date: 23 November 2010
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 23 November 2010- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned the detention and arrest over the weekend of several journalists covering demonstrations outside the Fort Benning military base in Columbus, Georgia...