Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Media freedom must be upheld during protests in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 June 2013
TUNIS, 17 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that the recent detentions and intimidation of journalists are endangering the right to free expression in Turkey.
Human rights compatible with security, OSCE media freedom representatives tells Tunis meeting participants
Publishing date: 17 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, told participants on at an Internet freedom conference in Tunis on 17 June 2013 that cyber security and human rights can go hand-in-glove and not be considered as competing values...
OSCE media freedom representative calls recent legislative initiatives in Russia potentially harmful to freedom of expression and freedom of the media
Publishing date: 26 June 2013
BISHKEK, 26 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the new initiative in the Russian State Duma to criminalize speech which sheds a negative light on the role of the Soviet Army in World War II...
More political will needed to create genuinely free media in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, told journalists and government authorities that it was time to take stock of the challenging media environment in the region as she opened the 15th Central Asia Media Conference in Bishkek on 27 June 2013...
Kyrgyzstan makes progress on media freedom says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
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 media freedom representative marks 10th anniversary of Russian journalist’s death with call for end to impunity
Publishing date: 3 July 2013
VIENNA, 3 July 2013- On the 10th anniversary of the death of prominent Russian investigative journalist Yury Shchekochikhin, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called on OSCE participating States to ensure the safety of journalists and the right to freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Bulgarian authorities to ensure media are safe from assaults by high-profile politician
Publishing date: 8 July 2013
VIENNA, 8 July 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over the latest case of intimidation of journalists by parliamentarian and Ataka Party leader Volen Siderov, and asked the authorities to ensure that the media can work freely in Bulgaria...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns yet another journalist murder in Russia
Publishing date: 9 July 2013
VIENNA, 9 July 2013- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned the murder of the journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in Russia’s republic of Dagestan...
OSCE media freedom representative and Minister Ivanovski agree on improvements to draft media law
Publishing date: 10 July 2013
VIENNA, 10 July 2013 – The OSCE media freedom representative, Dunja Mijatović, today discussed the draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Services with the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Ivo Ivanovski who arrived in Vienna from Skopje today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes legislative steps taken by Ukraine to strengthen media pluralism
Publishing date: 12 July 2013