Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative calls for immediate release of Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany
Publishing date: 22 June 2015
VIENNA, 22 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized the detention of an Al Jazeera reporter by the German authorities on the basis of an Egyptian arrest warrant, calling for his immediate release...
Safety of journalists must be ensured at all times, OSCE Representative says, following attacks on journalists in Armenia
Publishing date: 23 June 2015
BONN, Germany, 23 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said journalists’ safety must be ensured at all times, following recent incidents and coercive actions by police against journalists covering public protest in Yerevan, Armenia...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns killing of journalist in Poland
Publishing date: 23 June 2015
BONN, Germany, 23 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today strongly condemned the recent killing of the Polish journalist Łukasz Masiak. Mijatović also expressed her sincere condolences to Masiak’s family and colleagues...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 June – 3 July
Publishing date: 26 June 2015
VIENNA, 26 June 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 June – 3 July to discuss media freedom issues with senior government officials, civil society and media representatives...
OSCE Representative calls for respect of media regulator’s independence in Latvia
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the respect of the media regulator’s independence in Latvia...
OSCE Representative welcomes decriminalization of blasphemy in Iceland
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2015- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed amendments passed by the Icelandic Parliament to decriminalize blasphemy...
OSCE media freedom representative concludes official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina with safety of journalists and digitalization high on the agenda
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2015 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović, today concluding her first official visit to the country, commended the initiative taken on 1 July by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support free expression and the rights of journalists and to strengthen and monitor the safety of journalists...
Draft amendments to Freedom of Information Act in Hungary should be discussed with all stakeholders, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
PODGORICA, 6 July 2015 – Draft amendments to the Freedom of Information Act of Hungary raise concerns about access to public information and should be consulted with all stakeholders before adoption, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE Representative welcomes new draft for journalists’ ethics code in Montenegro, addresses issues of journalists’ safety and impunity
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
PODGORICA, 7 July 2015 – Speaking at the end of her two-day visit to Montenegro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the new draft Code of Ethics for Montenegrin journalists. In her meeting on 6 July with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, the Representative also stressed measures to strengthen media self-regulation and the fight to end impunity for attacks against journalists in the country...
OSCE Representative warns about impact on free flow of information online following decision in France to expand delisting requests
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
VIENNA, 7 July 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today warned about the possible implications for freedom of information and freedom of the media on the Internet, following a decision by the French data protection authority (CNIL) to order the search engine Google to apply delisting requests on all its domain names...