News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Communique on freedom of expression and freedom of the media as a vital condition for tolerance and non-discrimination
Publishing date: 8 January 2015
The world is mourning the horrific terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were murdered and several people wounded. Ten of the victims were Charlie Hebdo staff. This is the worst single attack against journalists in the OSCE region since the establishment of this Office...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections recommends restoring public confidence in electoral process
Publishing date: 7 January 2015
While finding that Bulgaria’s 5 October 2014 early parliamentary elections were efficiently administered and held in a competitive environment, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends restoring public confidence in the electoral process by addressing the persistent issue of vote-buying and “controlled” voting.
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns horrific attack at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
Publishing date: 7 January 2015
VIENNA, 7 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović strongly condemned a terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris today that left at least 12 dead of which 10 are Charlie Hebdo staff, including cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski. Several people were wounded...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities in Russia to prevent shutdown of independent television channel in Tomsk
Publishing date: 30 December 2014
VIENNA, 30 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in the Russian Federation to do their utmost to prevent the shutdown of the regional broadcaster TV-2’s terrestrial broadcasts on 1 January 2015 and subsequent loss of a broadcasting license.
Raid against Klix.ba a clear attack on media freedom and journalists’ right to protect sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says Mijatović
Publishing date: 29 December 2014
VIENNA, 29 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina today to do their utmost to stop persecuting journalists and to respect their right to protect their sources, following a raid by the police on the offices of Klix.ba in Sarajevo and subsequent detention of key staff...
Raid on Radio Azadliq escalates crackdown on free media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 29 December 2014
VIENNA, 29 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović denounced today a recent raid on Radio Azadliq and called on the authorities to stop the ongoing intimidation of free media in Azerbaijan
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 22 December 2014
Publishing date: 23 December 2014
The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC)...