Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media representative deplores stigmatization of oldest media freedom NGO in Russia, Glasnost Defence Foundation
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
DUSHANBE, 20 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today deplored the decision of Russian authorities to include the media NGO Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF) in the register of “foreign agents"...
Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s death a grim reminder of impunity in Russia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – On the ninth anniversary of the death of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the government of the Russian Federation to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...
OSCE Representative releases recommendations from June conference on journalists’ safety, now endorsed by Russia and Ukraine media unions at Vienna roundtable
Publishing date: 20 July 2015
Collections: Two Countries – One Profession: A dialogue between journalists’ organizations from Russia and Ukraine
VIENNA, 20 July 2015 – Senior representatives of journalists’ professional unions from Russia and Ukraine today discussed and endorsed the key recommendations by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media that followed the conference “Journalists’ Safety, Media Freedom and Pluralism in Times of Conflict” held in Vienna on 15 and16 June 2015.
New law in Russia could harm access to information online, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 14 July 2015
VIENNA, 14 July 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said, she was concerned about amendments to the Russian Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information which requires Internet search engines to delete information upon request of individuals...
OSCE Representative welcomes convictions for murder of Russian journalist
Publishing date: 31 March 2015
VIENNA, 31 March 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the sentences of two people for the murder of newspaper editor Abdulmalik Akhmedilov in August 2009 in Makhachkala, in the Russian Republic of Dagestan...
Impunity for crimes committed against members of the media must stop, journalists’ unions from Russia and Ukraine say at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 25 February 2015
Collections: Two Countries – One Profession: A dialogue between journalists’ organizations from Russia and Ukraine
VIENNA, 25 February 2015 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today called for an end to impunity for killings and attacks on journalists, following a meeting in Vienna under the auspices of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The unions’ representatives also urged all members of the media not to take part in the ongoing information war in the conflict in and around Ukraine...
Continued intimidation of media NGOs in Russia further endangers free media situation, Mijatović says
Publishing date: 24 February 2015
VIENNA, 24 February 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the continued intimidation of the media NGOs in Russia further endangers the media freedom situation. Her comments come following a recent inspection of the Mass Media Defence Centre (MMDC) by the Justice Department of the Voronezh Region...
Mijatović welcomes eased restrictions for commercial television channels in Russia, but reiterates call for complete lifting of ban
Publishing date: 28 January 2015
VIENNA, 28 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she welcomed the softened restrictions for commercials on pay television channels, but she also reiterated her call ending the ban completely...
OSCE Representative denounces conviction of independent journalist and blogger in Russia
Publishing date: 22 January 2015
VIENNA, 22 January 2015 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today raised her concern about the sentence handed down to journalist Sergei Reznik, an investigative journalist and blogger in Rostov-on-Don, Russia...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities in Russia to prevent shutdown of independent television channel in Tomsk
Publishing date: 30 December 2014
VIENNA, 30 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in the Russian Federation to do their utmost to prevent the shutdown of the regional broadcaster TV-2’s terrestrial broadcasts on 1 January 2015 and subsequent loss of a broadcasting license.