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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Supreme Court decision in Georgia casts blow against media independence and pluralism, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 3 March 2017
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Georgia
VIENNA, 3 March 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Georgian authorities to ensure media independence and pluralism following a Supreme Court ruling ordering a change of ownership of the Rustavi 2 television channel...
New OSCE and UNHCR handbook aims to help states to address statelessness
Publishing date: 2 March 2017
VIENNA, 2 March 2017 – Statelessness, a human rights and security issue affecting hundreds of thousands of people across the OSCE region according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is the focus of a new handbook of international standards and good practices launched in Vienna today by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the UNHCR...
OSCE Representative welcomes positive step releasing another journalist in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the release of Djamshid Karimov, a journalist from Djizak, Uzbekistan...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media calls on Turkey to decriminalize journalistic work following arrest of Die Welt journalist
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
What we do: Media laws
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – The arrest of a Die Welt journalist in Turkey is yet another reminder of the current critical situation of media freedom and free expression in that country, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes several provisions of draft media law in Malta, encourages further discussions
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
What we do: Media laws
Location: Malta
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today presented a legal analysis on the draft Media and Defamation Act commissioned by her Office...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attacks on journalists in Skopje
Publishing date: 1 March 2017
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 1 March 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned recent attacks on journalists in Skopje...
Journalists’ safety and media ethics identified as continued top media freedom priorities in Western Balkans at high-level conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 27 February 2017
What we do: Safety of journalists
Locations: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia
VIENNA, 27 February 2017- Ensuring the safety of journalists and promoting media ethics are top priorities for protecting media freedom and enhancing comprehensive security, peace and democracy across the entire OSCE region, participants at an OSCE Chairmanship conference on media freedom in the Western Balkans agreed today...
OSCE Representative welcomes release of journalist in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
Location: Turkmenistan
VIENNA, 22 February 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the recent release of Khudayberdy Allashov, a contributor to Azatlyk, the Turkmen Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of editor in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 22 February 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the release in Uzbekistan of Muhammed Bekjanov, the former chief editor of the opposition newspaper Erk...
OSCE Representative urges authorities in Malta to protect independent journalists and free expression
Publishing date: 15 February 2017
Location: Malta
VIENNA, 15 February 2017 – Intimidating journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia could restrict public debate and diminish media freedom in Malta, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...