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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative on visit to Tajikistan welcomes co-operation, offers assistance to strengthen pluralism, reform legislation
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 4 November 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, during her official three-day visit to Tajikistan starting today offered to the country’s authorities assistance and expertise of her Office to promote media pluralism and reform legislation...
Authorities and media must respect role of journalists, says OSCE media freedom representative in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: North Macedonia
SKOPJE, 27 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, concluded today her first official visit to Skopje where she discussed the country’s media freedom situation with journalists and government officials...
OSCE media freedom representative calls upon governments in South Eastern Europe to safeguard media independence
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
SARAJEVO, 14 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called upon governments and businesses in South Eastern Europe to refrain from politicizing the media and urged journalists to enhance their co-operation and professional standards...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Italian Parliament to protect freedom of expression by amending law on electronic surveillance
Publishing date: 3 October 2011
What we do: Media laws
Location: Italy
VIENNA, 3 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on Italian parliamentarians to further revise a draft law on electronic surveillance to bring it in line with international standards on freedom of expression and OSCE media freedom commitments...
Proposals to regulate Internet could threaten freedom of expression, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 September 2011
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 28 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, voiced concern today about Internet regulation policies proposed by several participating States and reminded them of their OSCE media freedom commitments...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes co-operation with Turkmenistan on her first visit
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, 20 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today during her first visit to Turkmenistan offered the country’s authorities her assistance to liberalize media legislation and called for greater access to the Internet...
More, not less media freedom needed to combat terrorism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 9 September 2011
What we do: Media laws
VIENNA, 9 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commemorated the victims of terrorism worldwide on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States and reaffirmed the importance of free media in fighting terrorism...
OSCE media freedom representative appeals to Kyrgyzstan's Parliament to reconsider restrictions on media
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 21 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about laws and resolutions recently adopted by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan that could potentially limit media pluralism in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Kyrgyzstan not to replace public service broadcaster’s board before elections
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 15 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today asked Kyrgyzstan’s President Roza Otunbayeva to send back to the Parliament a recently adopted law that would lead to the dismissal of the public service broadcaster’s advisory board...
OSCE media freedom representative meets Bulgarian Foreign Minister, discusses media freedom issues and co-operation
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
Location: Bulgaria
SOFIA, 30 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, discussed the media situation in Bulgaria during a meeting today with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov...