News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative and other free speech rapporteurs call upon governments to keep the Internet free
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
BUDAPEST, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that in the 21st century access to the Internet is the foundation for pluralism and free media, and there can be no justification for government regulations to impede Internet access...
OSCE promotes co-operation between journalists from Prishtinë/Priština, Belgrade in investigative reporting
Publishing date: 24 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 24 May 2011 – Participants at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded today agreed that stronger co-operation between journalists and a working environment free from undue pressure are prerequisites for successful investigative reporting...
OSCE trains government and media from Central Asia on improving access to information in the digital age
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
BISHKEK, 18 May 2011 – Promoting access to official information in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is the focus of a three-day training seminar that started today in Bishkek...
Internet filtering and changes to press law further limit media freedom in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
VIENNA, 17 May 2011- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the recent change in the Press Law and the latest Internet restrictions risk to further limit free expression and access to information in Turkey...
OSCE Chairmanship marks 10th anniversary of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
BELGRADE, 16 May 2011 – Today the Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council, Lithuania’s Ambassador Renatas Norkus, and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut visited Belgrade to celebrate 10 years of successful co-operation between the OSCE Mission and the Government of Serbia...
Heads of Mission of EU, NATO, OSCE and United States in Skopje issue joint statement
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on 13 May, the Missions of the EU, NATO, OSCE and U.S. issued the following statement...
OSCE media freedom representative offers assistance to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 May 2011
BAKU, 13 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day visit to Baku during which she called on authorities to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan and offered them her Office’s assistance in reforming media laws...