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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Detention of journalist in Uzbekistan unacceptable, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 10 October 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 10 October 2016 – The recent detention and physical attack against photojournalist Timur Karpov in Uzbekistan is unacceptable, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
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
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
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...
Harsh sentences handed down to media personalities in Kazakhstan worrying, could hamper media pluralism, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 4 October 2016
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 4 October 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern that the severe sentences handed down to two prominent media personalities in Kazakhstan could hamper media pluralism in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes UN Human Rights Council’s resolution on journalists’ safety
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 29 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the UN Human Rights Council’s passing today of a resolution on the safety of journalists...
OSCE Representative urges authorities to intensify efforts to solve murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan in Northern Ireland
Publishing date: 29 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 29 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in the United Kingdom to intensify their efforts to find the killers of investigative journalist Martin O’Hagan, who was shot and killed in September 2001...
OSCE Representative calls on all sides in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia, media in particular, to refrain from inflammatory language
Publishing date: 23 September 2016
What we do: Hate speech
Locations: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
VIENNA, 23 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović called today on all responsible stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Serbia, in particular the media, to refrain from inflammatory language that could incite hatred...
OSCE media freedom representative and ODIHR Director congratulate Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet on receiving “Alternative Nobel Prize”
Publishing date: 22 September 2016
Location: Türkiye
WARSAW, 22 September 2016 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Michael Georg Link, today congratulated the daily Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet on receiving the Right Livelihood Award, more commonly known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”...
OSCE representative condemns setting reporter’s car on fire in Cyprus
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Cyprus
WARSAW, 20 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the setting ablaze of a reporter’s car in Nicosia, Cyprus...
Confiscation of journalists’ equipment in Prishtinë/Priština reason for concern, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed serious concern about the reported confiscation of equipment and deletion of recorded footage taken by Russian journalist Oksana Sazonova and Ukrainian journalist Sergey Belous in Prishtinë/Priština...
Death threats against journalists in Serbia must be investigated and their safety ensured, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Serbian authorities to fully investigate acts of intimidation and threats directed at several journalists...