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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Proposed Ukrainian public service broadcasting law needs improvement, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 9 September 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 9 September 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today reiterated her positive assessment of the Ukrainian parliament decision to adopt a law on public service broadcasting...
UK authorities’ actions against the Guardian unacceptable prior restraint, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern today in a letter to the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about recent actions of the authorities against the Guardian newspaper...
OSCE media freedom representative appalled by attempts to force US reporter to reveal sources
Publishing date: 28 August 2013
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 28 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today said she was appalled by a U.S. Department of Justice attempt to force a reporter to divulge sources in a criminal trial...
US government must safeguard journalists’ right to protect confidential sources, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 23 July 2013
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 23 July 2013 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern that the US government is forcing a reporter to testify in a criminal trial of a former Central Intelligence Agency official charged with disclosing classified information...
OSCE media freedom representative presents analysis of latest draft media law to authorities in Skopje, problematic provisions need to be changed
Publishing date: 22 July 2013
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 22 July 2013 – Following a legal review of the latest draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services, the OSCE media freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović welcomed the efforts by the authorities in Skopje to harmonize the law with international standards, including OSCE commitments to media freedom and expressed concern about some remaining problematic provisions...
Kyrgyzstan makes progress on media freedom says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Digital switchover, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 28 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended Kyrgyzstan for creating a favourable media environment in the country...
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
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 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 condemns attack on Kosovo public broadcaster editor in chief
Publishing date: 1 May 2013
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, SAN JOSÉ, 1 May 2013 – Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, the head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, and Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE media freedom representative, condemned today the attack on Mufail Limani, the editor in chief of the public broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK)...
Inspections of Russian media NGOs could affect media freedom, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 9 April 2013
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Russia