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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative calls on Turkey to refrain from acts of intimidation against media, following appointment of trustees to run Zaman newspaper
Publishing date: 4 March 2016
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – Appointing trustees to manage the Zaman daily newspaper is the latest in a string of measures initiated by the authorities to intimidate media in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE Representative presents comprehensive guidebook on Internet freedom issues in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 9 March 2016
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 9 March 2016 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a new guidebook outlining the major issues and developments on freedom of expression on the Internet in the OSCE region...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalists in Russian Federation, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s attack against six journalists at the administrative boundary between the Chechen and Ingush Republics of the Russian Federation...
Independence of public broadcaster and broadcast regulator must be respected, says OSCE Representative following events in Croatia
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
Location: Croatia
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over a sudden decision by the Croatian government proposing that the Parliament rejects a regular report of the Croatian Agency for the Electronic Media, to terminate the Agency's mandate and to dismiss its director...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalist in Russia, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 30 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on journalist Igor Rudnikov in Kaliningrad and called on the authorities to carry out a swift and thorough investigation into the case...
OSCE Representative calls on Turkey not to prosecute journalists for their reporting on issues of public interest
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – On the eve of the trial in Turkey of journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called once again on the Turkish authorities not to prosecute them for their reporting on issues of public interest...
OSCE Representative concerned about precedent in take-down policy related to media websites in Latvia
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Latvia
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović wrote today to Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs asking for more information about the shutting down of the sputniknews.lv news portal...
OSCE Representative welcomes convictions for murder of journalist in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 April 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 1 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the sentences of five people for the killing of journalist Rasim Aliyev in August 2015 in Baku...
Confidentiality of journalists’ sources needs strengthening in Canada
Publishing date: 6 April 2016
Location: Canada
VIENNA, 6 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called upon Canadian authorities to improve reporters’ rights to protect confidential sources in the wake of a court decision ordering the disclosure of materials relating to a terrorism investigation...
End impunity for crimes against journalists, OSCE representative says on 17th anniversary of murder of journalist in Serbia
Publishing date: 11 April 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 11 April 2016 – On the 17th anniversary of the murder of prominent journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the government of Serbia to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...