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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative expresses concern about obstruction to journalists’ activities at Moscow demonstration, calls for respect of media’s role during public events
Publishing date: 29 July 2019
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 29 July 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today about a series of attacks against journalists and the obstruction to media activities during an election-related demonstration on 27 July in Moscow...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative raises concern and calls to end blocking of Bianet and other social media and news sites in Turkey
Publishing date: 6 August 2019
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 6 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep concern today regarding the court ruling that blocked access to 136 news sites and social media accounts in Turkey, following a request made by the Gendarmerie General Command...
Ukrainian court ruling goes against freedom of expression, states OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 7 August 2019
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media self-regulation
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 7 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his disappointment today at a court ruling in Ukraine fining Hromadske TV for branding a nationalist organization as “neo-Nazi”...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned by closure of TV channel in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 August 2019
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 14 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today over the closure of the TV channel Aprel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and called for respect for diversity in the media...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative raises concern over recent detentions of journalists covering public protests in Turkey
Publishing date: 28 August 2019
What we do: Human rights
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 28 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today regarding the recent detentions of several journalists in Turkey, following public demonstrations in different Turkish cities after the removal of several mayors in south-east Turkey...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes release of RIA Novosti journalist Kirill Vyshinsky in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 August 2019
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 28 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today’s court ruling in Ukraine to release from pre-trial detention journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, the chief of the RIA Novosti Ukraina office in Kyiv...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly condemns shooting of journalist in Turkey, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 31 August 2019
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 31 August 2019 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, strongly condemned today the shooting of the journalist, Levent Uysal, in Balıkesir, Turkey.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes release of Sentsov, Sushchenko and Vyshinsky, thanks both countries for this achievement
Publishing date: 7 September 2019
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 7 September 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today’s release of Ukrainian film director and writer Oleg Sentsov from Crimea, of the correspondent of the Ukrainian National News Agency, Ukrinform, Roman Sushchenko, and of journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, the chief of the RIA Novosti Ukraina office in Kyiv, as a result of the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes release of seven former Cumhuriyet journalists in Turkey
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 13 September 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his relief after the sentences of seven former Cumhuriyet journalists were reversed in Turkey yesterday.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative raises serious concern about lawsuits and brief detention of journalist in Croatia
Publishing date: 17 September 2019
Location: Croatia
WARSAW, 17 September 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern over the lawsuits and detention of a journalist in Croatia yesterday morning...