News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative condemns severe cyberattack on France’s TV5Monde
Publishing date: 9 April 2015
VIENNA, 9 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today strongly condemned a serious cyberattack on the French television network TV5Monde which blocked their television broadcasts, websites and social networks for several hours...
OSCE Representative welcomes new legislation to foster media freedom in Ukraine
Publishing date: 7 April 2015
VIENNA, 7 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed new legislation to foster the development of public broadcasting in Ukraine...
Practice of oppressing members of media in Belarus must change, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
VIENNA, 3 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today reiterated her call on the Belarussian authorities to stop persecuting members of the media, following continued and repeated intimidations of journalists for doing their job...
OSCE Representative Mijatović warns of further restrictions to media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 April 2015
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 1 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine, have been limited even further, following the end of the imposed re-registration period for all media outlets by 1 April 2015...
Jadranka Kostova case: Lustration process should not be tool to supress critical voices, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 31 March 2015
VIENNA, 31 March 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over a decision by the Data Verification Commission in Skopje to declare Jadranka Kostova, editor-in-chief of weekly magazine Fokus, a secret services informant from1993 to 1996...
Website blocking in France; other anti-terrorist legislation in some OSCE countries may curb free expression, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 30 March 2015
VIENNA, 30 March 2015- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today that the unilateral decisions by the Interior Ministry in France, without judicial oversight, to block five websites for allegedly causing or promoting terrorism represents a serious threat to free expression and free media...
Dangers facing journalists must not be ignored, safety of journalists remains high on OSCE agenda, says Chairperson Dačić
Publishing date: 26 March 2015
BELGRADE, 26 March 2015 – Violence against journalists is unacceptable and must be treated like violence against society as a whole, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić, today at the opening of a two-day OSCE conference on the 'Protection of safety and integrity of journalists in the OSCE region'...