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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative presents analysis of draft media law to the authorities in Skopje, raises concern
Publishing date: 30 May 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: North Macedonia
BUDAPEST, 30 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern that the new draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services would restrict media freedom in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for U.S. national shield law
Publishing date: 28 May 2013
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 28 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, in a letter to the U.S. Helsinki Commission today, reiterated her call for a shield law to protect journalists and their sources in light of recent disclosures of state surveillance of journalists’ conversations...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over prison sentences for defamation in Italy, reiterates her call to decriminalize libel
Publishing date: 27 May 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Italy
VIENNA, 27 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about prison sentences handed down to three journalists in Italy for libel...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about proposed public information law in Denmark
Publishing date: 22 May 2013
What we do: Media laws
Location: Denmark
STOCKHOLM, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over parts of Denmark’s new public information law that would restrict the public’s access to information in the legislative process...
OSCE media freedom representative distressed about U.S. Justice Department seizure of reporters’ phone records
Publishing date: 14 May 2013
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
WARSAW, 14 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today said she was distressed over revelations that in 2012 the U.S. Department of Justice secretly seized two months of office, home and cell phone records from up to 20 phone lines assigned to The Associated Press reporters...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Romanian authorities to finalize decriminalization of libel
Publishing date: 7 May 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Romania
VIENNA, 7 May 2013 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović expressed concern today over a recent decision of the Constitutional Court that prevents the decriminalization of speech offenses in Romania and called for a Constitutional amendment to ban criminal defamation...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about Slovak judiciary seeking high damage awards in defamation cases
Publishing date: 2 May 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Slovakia
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, 2 May 2013 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today expressed concern over members of the Slovak judiciary seeking high damage awards in lawsuits against the media...
OSCE media freedom representative says Azerbaijan falls short on promise to decriminalize defamation
Publishing date: 2 May 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Azerbaijan
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, 2 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed deep concern about proposed amendments to the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan which would keep defamation as a criminal offence and extend its reach to online media...
OSCE media freedom representative mourns death of Karol Jakubowicz
Publishing date: 29 April 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Poland
VIENNA, 29 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed deep sorrow following the death of Polish professor and journalist Karol Jakubowicz who died on 28 April...
OSCE media freedom representative lauds passage of defamation bill by British Parliament
Publishing date: 25 April 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 25 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today hailed the adoption of a defamation law by the British Parliament that would make it harder for lawsuits to be pursued against media...