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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative concerned by recent incidents of blocked access to online media content in Serbia
Publishing date: 13 December 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism
Location: Serbia
VIENNA, 13 December 2013- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about recent incidents where stories have been illegally removed from prominent online news sites in Serbia...
OSCE media freedom representative meets Armenian Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media pluralism
YEREVAN, 22 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, to discuss co-operation and media freedom developments...
OSCE media freedom representative warns UK, Internet filtering ineffective, open to abuse
Publishing date: 23 July 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 23 July 2013 –Proposals by UK Prime Minister David Cameron to impose default Internet filtering for adult and sensitive subjects is ineffective and could be open to abuse, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today...
OSCE representative welcomes enhanced media freedom dialogue with Belarus, urges improvements
Publishing date: 5 June 2013
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
MINSK, 5 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today at the end of a three-day official visit to Belarus the readiness of the authorities to intensify dialogue and co-operation with her office on much needed improvement of the media freedom situation...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish police to respect journalists’ rights when covering demonstrations
Publishing date: 1 June 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 1 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over police treatment of the media covering the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul...
OSCE media freedom representative presents analysis of draft media law to the authorities in Skopje, raises concern
Publishing date: 30 May 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: North Macedonia
BUDAPEST, 30 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern that the new draft Law on Media and Audiovisual Media Services would restrict media freedom in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about increasing pressure on media in Azerbaijan following online defamation provisions
Publishing date: 15 May 2013
Location: Azerbaijan
WARSAW, 15 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed deep concern about the increasingly hostile situation for the media in Azerbaijan following moves to extend the criminalization of defamation to the Internet...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes restored access to fergananews.com in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 April 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 12 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the restored access to news website fergananews.com in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for inclusive dialogue at Internet freedom conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 14 February 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called for an open and inclusive discussion on the challenges of Internet freedom as she opened the Internet 2013 conference in Vienna...
Governments should use new technologies to strengthen media freedom, says OSCE Representative, in Turkey
Publishing date: 11 December 2012
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom on the internet