News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative urges swift investigation of all acts of violence against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following recent arson attack
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an apparent arson attack on a car owned by BH Radio 1 Mostar correspondent Emil Karamatić...
Media freedom must be ensured while combatting terrorism, say participants of OSCE workshop in Bucharest
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – The media and counter-terrorism officials have a shared responsibility to work together to protect media freedom while developing effective policies to counter terrorism, said participants at the start of a two-day workshop organized in Bucharest today by the OSCE with the support of the Romanian Foreign Ministry...
OSCE campaign seeks to improve access to justice in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 October 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 5 October 2015 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo started a campaign today to inform the public about their rights before the courts and available resources to exercise them...
Journalists’ safety must be ensured, OSCE Representative says following attacks in Germany
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
VIENNA, 1 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the recent attacks against members of the media during a demonstration in Germany are unacceptable...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist Ahmet Hakan, and calls for improved safety of journalists in Turkey
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
VIENNA, 1 October 2015- Violence against journalists is unacceptable and must be countered with the full vigour of the law, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović said today, condemning the recent attack on Turkish journalist Ahmet Hakan...
OSCE Representative encourages South Caucasus Media Conference participants to use digitalization to advance media freedom
Publishing date: 29 September 2015
TBILISI, 29 September 2015 – Digitalization creates opportunities to strengthen media freedom and pluralism, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today at the opening of the 12th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches campaign to promote free helpline for reporting threats against journalists
Publishing date: 28 September 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 28 September 2015 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today launched an awareness-raising campaign urging journalists to report cases of intimidation, threats or blackmail to a new helpline set up by the Association of Journalists of Kosovo...