News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Communiqué by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on propaganda in times of conflict
Publishing date: 15 April 2014
As the current crisis in and around Ukraine demonstrates, propaganda and deterioration of media freedom often go together to fuel a conflict, and once it starts they contribute to its escalation. The need to stop propaganda is frequently being used as a reason for blocking and jamming television and radio signals or imposing other restrictions to freedom of expression and freedom of the media. Taking into consideration the broadness and vagueness of the term propaganda, and its direct link to political speech, its blank prohibition would violate international standards for the protection of free expression and free media.
OSCE Mission, on International Roma Day, urges further empowerment of Roma community
Publishing date: 9 April 2014
The OSCE supports better integration of the Roma community in Montenegro and promotes their right to legal aid and better access to social services, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova, said at an event in Bijelo Polje on 7 April 2014 to mark International Roma Day...
Criminal insult used for silencing journalists in Croatia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 8 April 2014
VIENNA, 8 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern about recent convictions and pending charges against journalists for criminal defamation and insult in Croatia...
Communiqué by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on denial of entry of journalists from one OSCE participating State to another
Publishing date: 3 April 2014
Over recent years the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has reacted on a number of occasions when an OSCE participating States denied entry to journalists from other countries. Following recent instances where journalists from Russia were denied entry into Ukraine, as well as reports of de facto authorities in Crimea denying entry to a number of journalists crossing the border of the peninsula, the Representative would like to restate her position on this issue...
Attacks against journalists in Spain are unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 1 April 2014
TORONTO, 1 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed today deep concern about the violence and intimidation by police against journalists covering the demonstrations which took place in Madrid on Saturday 29 March 2014...
OSCE parliamentarians meet Acting President of Ukraine on pre-election visit
Publishing date: 28 March 2014
KYIV, 28 March 2014 – A delegation of senior OSCE parliamentarians today completed a pre-election visit to Ukraine that featured discussions with Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov.
Censorship of social media platforms must stop in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 March 2014
VIENNA, 27 March 2014 – By blocking access to social media platforms Turkey deliberately disregards the fundamental right to freedom of expression and freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...