Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on editor in Serbia
Publishing date: 3 July 2014
VIENNA, 3 July 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s brutal attack on the editor of FoNet news agency, Davor Pašalić.
Government online censorship in Serbia worrying trend, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 May 2014
STOCKHOLM, 27 May 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over a worrying trend of online censorship in Serbia over the past week; and urged the authorities to nurture uncensored debate on issues of public interest, especially in times of crisis, such as the current situation with flooding in the region...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes bringing perpetrators of Serbian journalist murder to justice
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the arrests made in the case of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija in 1999...
OSCE Representative concerned by recent incidents of blocked access to online media content in Serbia
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
VIENNA, 13 December 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about recent incidents where stories have been illegally removed from prominent online news sites in Serbia...
OSCE media freedom representative meets Serbian Prime Minister, discusses media freedom issues
Publishing date: 8 November 2013
BELGRADE, 8 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović met with Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić today to discuss the state of media freedom in the country...
On 14th anniversary of Serbian journalist’s killing, OSCE media freedom representative calls for end to impunity
Publishing date: 11 April 2013
VIENNA, 11 April 2013 – Today, on the 14th anniversary of the murder of prominent Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged Serbian authorities to honour the pledge they made to investigate this and other killings of journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes commission on unsolved murders of Serbian journalists, stresses responsibility of government
Publishing date: 30 January 2013
VIENNA, 30 January 2013 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, welcomed today the establishment of a commission to assess progress in the investigations of unsolved murders of journalists in Serbia, but emphasized that the government needed to step up its own efforts to protect journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over attempted attacks on journalists in Serbia
Publishing date: 31 October 2012
ASTANA, 31 October 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the attempted attack against Tanja Janković, a journalist with B92 broadcaster in Serbia, and warned against violence becoming a dangerous trend...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Serbian newspaper director
Publishing date: 18 October 2012
VIENNA, 18 October 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the attack on Damir Dragić, director of the daily newspaper Informer...
OSCE media freedom representative visits Serbia, urges government to speed up media reforms
Publishing date: 20 September 2012