Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Ukrainian and Russian journalists reiterate urgent need to address impunity for crimes against journalists at 16th roundtable in Vienna
Publishing date: 2 November 2017
VIENNA, 2 November 2017 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today, on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, called upon their governments to promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists and vigorously counter impunity of crimes against the media...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir condemns attack on Ekho Moskvy journalist
Publishing date: 23 October 2017
PALERMO, Italy, 23 October 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir condemned the attack today on Tatyana Felgenhauer, Deputy Editor and presenter at Echo Moskvy radio station.
Impunity for crimes against journalists in Russia is serious threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says on anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s killing
Publishing date: 7 October 2017
VIENNA, 7 October 2017 – On the eleventh anniversary of the killing of Novaya gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya,OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, urged the Russian authorities to make more efforts to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemns attack on Lenta.ru offices in Moscow
Publishing date: 29 September 2017
VIENNA, 29 September 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today condemned the fire bombing of the Moscow offices and threats against the Russian news website Lenta.ru.
Young journalists from Russia and Ukraine visit Sarajevo as part of OSCE dialogue on media in conflict situations
Publishing date: 28 October 2016
Collections: Two Countries – One Profession: A dialogue between journalists’ organizations from Russia and Ukraine
VIENNA, 28 October 2016 – Young journalists from the Russian Federation and Ukraine today concluded a week-long workshop on post-conflict reconciliation in Sarajevo designed to give media experience in dealing with consequences from conflict...
Impunity for crimes committed against journalists in Russia must end, OSCE Representative says on tenth anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s death
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
VIENNA, 7 October 2016 – On the tenth 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...
Russia’s labeling of journalists as terrorists a threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
VIENNA, 12 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the decision of Federal Financial Monitoring Service in Russia to publish an updated “list of terrorists and extremists” which includes members of the media...
Law regulating news aggregators in Russia might negatively affect freedom of information on Internet, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 13 June 2016
VIENNA, 13 June 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today conveyed her concern about a new law in Russia which imposes excessive responsibility on Internet search engines and websites for aggregation and distribution of online information...
Journalist unions from Russia and Ukraine committed to high-level Crimean mission, continued dialogue on journalists’ safety, ethics
Publishing date: 30 May 2016
VIENNA, 30 May 2016 – Senior representatives of Russian and Ukrainian journalists’ unions today agreed to co-operate on steps to increase journalists’ safety and professionalism as they met again in Vienna. The meeting was hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović with the purpose of planning further joint activities to improve the situation for media working in and around Ukraine...
OSCE Representative reiterates call on Russian authorities to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity after attack on journalist in Irkutsk Region
Publishing date: 26 May 2016
VIENNA, 26 May 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today once again expressed concern about the safety of journalists in the Russian Federation following an attack on Denis Kuchmenko, a journalist and Director General of the Gorod media holding company in Bratsk in the country’s Irkutsk Region...