News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative urges full transparency in Gongadze murder trial in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 October 2011
VIENNA, 6 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that the Ukrainian and international media should have access to information about the ongoing trial related to the murder of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000...
Crimes against journalists must not go unpunished, says OSCE media freedom representative on fifth anniversary of Politkovskaya murder
Publishing date: 5 October 2011
STRASBOURG, France, 5 October 2011 – Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented her latest assessment of threats and responses to attacks against journalists in the OSCE region.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Italian Parliament to protect freedom of expression by amending law on electronic surveillance
Publishing date: 3 October 2011
VIENNA, 3 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on Italian parliamentarians to further revise a draft law on electronic surveillance to bring it in line with international standards on freedom of expression and OSCE media freedom commitments...
USAID, OSCE team up to help Azerbaijan combat human trafficking, promote access to justice
Publishing date: 29 September 2011
BAKU, 29 September 2011- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office in Baku today signed a grant agreement to co-operate on combating trafficking in persons and strengthen access to justice in Azerbaijan...
Proposals to regulate Internet could threaten freedom of expression, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 September 2011
VIENNA, 28 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, voiced concern today about Internet regulation policies proposed by several participating States and reminded them of their OSCE media freedom commitments...
Religious communities should be able to register freely and without restriction, say participants at OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 28 September 2011
Participants at the OSCE's annual human rights conference in Warsaw urged governments not to use registration procedures to prevent religious communities from exercising their rights to freedom of religion or belief...
Media freedom representative urges governments to keep Internet free, protect journalists against violence
Publishing date: 26 September 2011
The Internet has fundamentally changed societies for the better and should remain free, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, as she addressed diplomats and representatives of human rights non-governmental organizations at the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...