Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative, International Telecommunications Union SG discuss civil society participation in upcoming conference
Publishing date: 6 November 2012
BAKU, 6 November 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović met today the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Hamadoun I. Touré, ahead of the 2012 UN Internet Governance Forum in Baku...
OSCE trains journalists from Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine in online media
Publishing date: 22 October 2012
CHISINAU, 23 October 2012 – The freedom, professionalism and sustainability of Internet media in Eastern Europe are the focus of a two-day OSCE training seminar that opened today in Chisinau...
Online media must remain free forum for public debate, says OSCE media freedom representative at media conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 11 October 2012
TBILISI, 11 October 2012 – Online and traditional media alike must remain free forums for public debate, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović opening the 9th South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi...
OSCE media freedom representative, in Moscow, discusses co-operation, media freedom
Publishing date: 4 October 2012
MOSCOW, 4 October 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day official visit to Moscow, during which she discussed with high-level Russian officials safety of journalists, Internet freedom, media legislation and ways to enhance co-operation with her office...
Lawsuit against Hungarian journalist can have chilling effect on Internet freedom, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 12 September 2012
VIENNA, 12 September 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today warned that the lawsuit initiated by the official Hungarian News Agency against journalist György Balavany can constrain media pluralism on the Internet...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by arrest of social media activists in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 September 2012
VIENNA, 4 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that she was deeply concerned by the detentions and arrests of administrators of political social media groups in Belarus, which she described as a crackdown on online dissent...
OSCE media representative asks Tajikistan to unblock YouTube and to ensure free flow of information
Publishing date: 27 July 2012
VIENNA, 27 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called on the government of Tajikistan today to unblock video sharing website YouTube and ensure the free flow and access to information...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by new Internet restrictions in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 24 July 2012
VIENNA, 24 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the blocking of news.tj, the website of Tajikistan’s Asia-Plus main independent news agency, and called for lifting the ban on this and other Internet resources in the country...
Plans for Internet blacklist in Russia may lead to censorship, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 July 2012
VIENNA, 10 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that Russia's plans to set up a new national registry of websites containing allegedly harmful Internet content could restrict Internet freedom...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Central Asian governments to ensure Internet freedom
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
ASHGABAT, 5 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, at the 14th Central Asia Media Conference which opened today in Ashgabat, called upon the authorities in Central Asia to ensure that the Internet is a free and open space and to guarantee freedom of the media and expression online...