Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative urges for transparent and swift investigation into attack against head of Star Media Group in Turkey
Publishing date: 21 August 2015
VIENNA, 21 August 2015 – The attack against Murat Sancak, head of the Star Media Group, is unacceptable and must be promptly investigated, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for full investigation into police attack on journalist in Serbia
Publishing date: 18 August 2015
VIENNA, 18 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that a recent attack against a journalist by a law enforcement officer in Niš, Serbia, is unacceptable and must be investigated swiftly and thoroughly...
OSCE Representative calls on Croatian authorities to protect differing and critical voices and to investigate string of attacks on journalists
Publishing date: 14 August 2015
VIENNA, 14 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović wrote to Croatia’s Foreign Minister Vesna Pusić on Thursday, calling for swift and transparent investigations following an alarmingly high number of attacks on journalists in the country over the last two months...
OSCE Representative calls for release of detained journalist in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 12 August 2015
VIENNA, 12 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Turkmenistan to release journalist Saparmamed Nepeskuliev...
OSCE Representative condemns killing of journalist in Azerbaijan, calls on President Aliyev to ensure safety of journalists and free media
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
VIENNA, 11 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the recent killing of journalist Rasim Aliyev in Azerbaijan, following a letter she wrote to the President of Azerbaijan, calling on the authorities to ensure journalists’ safety and reverse the rapidly deteriorating media freedom situation in the country...
Charges against journalists covering events in Ferguson, USA, should be dropped, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
VIENNA, 11 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized the decision to pursue criminal charges against two journalists for their actions while covering the August 2014 protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, in the United States...
OSCE Representative says excessive court measures against television station in Georgia may pose a threat to media pluralism
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
VIENNA, 11 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that excessive court measures against the Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 based on an ownership dispute may pose a threat to free media and media pluralism...
OSCE representative warns about impact on free media of criminal investigation of Netzpolitik.org journalists in Germany
Publishing date: 4 August 2015
VIENNA, 4 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the launch of a treason investigation in Germany against the owner and a reporter for a website could harm reporting in the public interest...
OSCE Representative presents analysis of draft amendments to Moldova’s Audiovisual Code
Publishing date: 3 August 2015
VIENNA, 3 August 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a legal analysis of two draft laws amending the Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova, commissioned by her Office to assist the authorities in their efforts to improve the national media legislation...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist, calls on authorities in Skopje for swift investigation
Publishing date: 23 July 2015
VIENNA, 23 July 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today wrote to Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in Skopje, calling for a swift and transparent investigation following a recent attack on a journalist in the country...