Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative welcomes convictions for murder of journalist in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 April 2016
VIENNA, 1 April 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the sentences of five people for the killing of journalist Rasim Aliyev in August 2015 in Baku...
OSCE Representative concerned about precedent in take-down policy related to media websites in Latvia
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović wrote today to Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs asking for more information about the shutting down of the sputniknews.lv news portal...
OSCE Representative calls on Turkey not to prosecute journalists for their reporting on issues of public interest
Publishing date: 31 March 2016
VIENNA, 31 March 2016 – On the eve of the trial in Turkey of journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called once again on the Turkish authorities not to prosecute them for their reporting on issues of public interest...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalist in Russia, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
VIENNA, 30 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an attack on journalist Igor Rudnikov in Kaliningrad and called on the authorities to carry out a swift and thorough investigation into the case...
Independence of public broadcaster and broadcast regulator must be respected, says OSCE Representative following events in Croatia
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over a sudden decision by the Croatian government proposing that the Parliament rejects a regular report of the Croatian Agency for the Electronic Media, to terminate the Agency's mandate and to dismiss its director...
OSCE Representative condemns attack on journalists in Russian Federation, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s attack against six journalists at the administrative boundary between the Chechen and Ingush Republics of the Russian Federation...
OSCE Representative presents comprehensive guidebook on Internet freedom issues in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 9 March 2016
VIENNA, 9 March 2016 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a new guidebook outlining the major issues and developments on freedom of expression on the Internet in the OSCE region...
OSCE Representative calls on Turkey to refrain from acts of intimidation against media, following appointment of trustees to run Zaman newspaper
Publishing date: 4 March 2016
VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – Appointing trustees to manage the Zaman daily newspaper is the latest in a string of measures initiated by the authorities to intimidate media in Turkey, Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE Representative issues recommendations on rights and safety of members of the media reporting on refugees
Publishing date: 4 March 2016
VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – The challenging refugee situation in Europe also has implications for freedom of the media, not least with regard to the rights and safety of members of the media reporting on this important issue, Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
Drones: an up-and-coming newsgathering tool for journalists that must be safeguarded, OSCE Representative says, issuing recommendations
Publishing date: 3 March 2016
VIENNA, 3 March 2016 – The use of drones by journalists for newsgathering purposes falls under the right of the media to publish news as well as the public’s right to receive information and ideas, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today as she presented a set of recommendations on drone journalism...