Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by Croatian public broadcaster HRT practice to silence critical journalists
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
VIENNA, 8 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was very concerned that HRT, the Croatian Public Service Broadcaster, would dismiss journalists critical of the media freedom situation in Croatia...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes plans for new UK defamation law, says it will prevent ‘libel tourism’
Publishing date: 9 May 2012
VIENNA, 9 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today a new defamation bill announced by the Queen in the UK Parliament, saying it would augment media freedom in the UK and in other OSCE participating States...
Belarus president should halt harsh policy towards media, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today appealed to Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko to stop persecuting media...
OSCE media representative сoncerned by detention of journalists, cyber attacks on media websites in Russia
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the indiscriminate detention of journalists reporting on street protests in Moscow and recent cyber attacks on Russian media websites...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack against journalist in Greece and urges swift investigation
Publishing date: 11 May 2012
VIENNA, 11 May 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the beating of Greek journalist Konstantinos Bogdanos, and called for a swift investigation by the authorities...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Dutch net neutrality law
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
VIENNA, 14 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the Netherlands’ passing of a net neutrality law, making it the first OSCE country to do so...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist in Romania and calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 18 May 2012
VIENNA, 18 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the attack on journalist Dan Buruca and called on the Romanian authorities to carry out a thorough and quick investigation...
Internet freedom must be priority for policymakers, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 24 May 2012
WASHINGTON DC, 24 May 2012 – Keeping the Internet free should be high on the agenda of international and human rights policy, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom Media Dunja Mijatović today at a conference organized by Google at the Newseum in Washington DC...
Revised Hungarian media legislation continues to severely limit media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 25 May 2012
VIENNA, 25 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today said that the new Hungarian media legislation can still curb media pluralism and put the media at the risk of political control...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Russian journalist, welcomes police investigation
Publishing date: 29 May 2012