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
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...
Detention of Macedonian journalist excessive, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
VIENNA, 31 May 2013 – The detention of a journalist in Skopje for an article published several years ago is excessive and negatively impacts media freedom, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish police to respect journalists’ rights when covering demonstrations
Publishing date: 1 June 2013
VIENNA, 1 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over police treatment of the media covering the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about access to information law amendments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 4 June 2013
MINSK, 4 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern that draft amendments to the Law on Freedom of Access to Information of Bosnia and Herzegovina would curtail access to information...
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
MINSK, 5 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today at the end of a three-day official visit to Belarus the readiness of the authorities to intensify dialogue and co-operation with her office on much needed improvement of the media freedom situation...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about police treatment of media at “Blockupy” protests in Germany
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
COLOGNE, Germany, 6 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed today concern about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations in Frankfurt...
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and OSCE media freedom representative concerned at further restrictions to free expression in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
COLOGNE/STRASBOURG, 6 June 2013- The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed serious concern today at the promulgation by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, of amendments extending the application of criminal defamation provisions to online expression on 4 June 2013...
On 12th anniversary of killing of reporter, OSCE media freedom representative urges Serbian authorities to do more to solve journalist murders
Publishing date: 11 June 2013
On the 12th anniversary of the murder of prominent Serbian journalist Milan Pantić, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has called on Serbia’s authorities to step up their efforts in investigating this and other journalist killings...
Closure of public service broadcaster could endanger media pluralism in Greece, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 12 June 2013
VIENNA, 12 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that the closure of Greece’s public service broadcaster, ERT, could deprive citizens of a diversity of views, and it creates economic hardship for the dismissed journalists...
Fulfilling media-freedom commitments requires mustered political will, says OSCE Representative to participating States
Publishing date: 13 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, told participating States on 13 June 2013 in Vienna that political will needs to be mustered to fulfil commitments on Internet freedom and journalists’ safety...