Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative urges protection for journalists reporting on civil unrest in Armenia
Publishing date: 1 August 2016
VIENNA, 1 August 2016 – At the end of the siege of police headquarters in Yerevan, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today sought reassurance from the foreign minister of Armenia that journalists’ rights and safety during times of civil unrest would be protected...
OSCE Representative condemns incidents directed at journalists and independent voices in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 July 2016
VIENNA, 29 July 2016 – Continuing intimidation and violence against journalists is unacceptable and could further weaken media freedom and freedom of expression in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...
UN Special Rapporteur and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media deplore crackdown on journalists and media outlets in Turkey
Publishing date: 28 July 2016
GENEVA / VIENNA, 28 July 2016 – Two top holders of media freedom mandates of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) today condemned the ongoing crackdown on journalists and the media launched by Turkish Government in the wake of the attempted coup...
OSCE Representative welcomes revision of Law of War manual in USA improving protection for journalists
Publishing date: 25 July 2016
VIENNA, 25 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the revision of United States Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual, which better recognizes the status and role of journalists under the law of war...
Democratic governments must ensure media freedom and journalists’ safety, OSCE Representative urges Turkey
Publishing date: 21 July 2016
VIENNA, 21 July 2016 – The mass cancellation of broadcasting licenses, criminal investigations against, and dismissal of, hundreds of journalists at the state broadcaster, and blocked websites are the latest, severe challenges to freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today.
OSCE Representative condemns murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv, Ukraine...
OSCE Representative mourns photojournalist killed in Turkey, expresses concern for media freedom
Publishing date: 16 July 2016
VIENNA, 16 July 2016 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened upon learning of the death of photojournalist Mustafa Cambaz in Turkey, and worried about the state of media freedom in the country...
Restrictions on foreign broadcasters in Moldova breach international standards on media freedom, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 13 July 2016
VIENNA, 13 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media laws under consideration by the Parliament in Moldova run counter to international standards on media freedom...
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...
Surveillance amendments in new law in Germany pose a threat to media freedom, OSCE Representative says, asks Bundestag to reconsider bill
Publishing date: 8 July 2016
VIENNA, 8 July 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern about a proposed law on the German Foreign Intelligence Agency (BND, Bundesnachrichtendienst), which was debated in the Bundestag, Germany’s Federal Parliament, today...