News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Media censorship and intimidation of journalists in Ukraine must stop, says OSCE media representative
Publishing date: 3 March 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 3 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said harassment of journalists in Ukraine must stop, and that members of the media must be able to perform their work...
OSCE media freedom representative gravely concerned about presence of armed people at state-run channel Krym in Ukraine
Publishing date: 28 February 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
NEW YORK, 28 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about the presence of armed group of people at national TV and radio channel Krym in Simferopol, Ukraine...
Banning TV, radio broadcasts poses threat to media freedom in Ukraine, OSCE representative says
Publishing date: 26 February 2014
NEW YORK, 26 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about an initiative by a group of members of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to ban broadcasts of some television and radio programmes in the country...
Damage award against journalist in Tajikistan may stifle public debate, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 26 February 2014
NEW YORK, 26 February 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed regret over a decision by a court in Tajikistan requiring journalist Olga Tutubalina to pay damages for defaming the country’s intelligentsia...
Closure of Pravdivaya Gazeta curbs media pluralism in Kazakhstan, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 26 February 2014
NEW YORK, 26 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the closure of the Kazakhstan newspaper Pravdivaya Gazeta, following a verdict by a district court in Almaty on 24 February...
OSCE holds professional training course for national security officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 24 February 2014
An OSCE-supported professional training course for ten officers of the Bishkek and Osh Remand Prisons under the State Committee on National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) concluded on 22 February 2014 in Bishkek...
Switzerland should safeguard journalists’ right to protection of sources
Publishing date: 21 February 2014
VIENNA, 21 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Swiss authorities to improve journalists’ rights following a court ruling ordering Nina Jecker, a Basler Zeitung reporter, to identify her source in a criminal trial...