News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes plans for new UK defamation law, says it will prevent ‘libel tourism’
Publishing date: 9 May 2012
VIENNA, 9 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today a new defamation bill announced by the Queen in the UK Parliament, saying it would augment media freedom in the UK and in other OSCE participating States...
OSCE/ODIHR expert panel explores challenges to freedom of peaceful assembly
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
Challenges in promoting freedom of peaceful assembly in the OSCE area are the focus of a two-day meeting of an expert panel which opened in Warsaw on 8 May 2012...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes decision to review criminal code provisions relating to media
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 8 May 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, welcomed today the decision to return for review to the Assembly of Kosovo certain provisions of the new criminal code in Kosovo that threaten to diminish media freedom...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by Croatian public broadcaster HRT practice to silence critical journalists
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
VIENNA, 8 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was very concerned that HRT, the Croatian Public Service Broadcaster, would dismiss journalists critical of the media freedom situation in Croatia...
OSCE media freedom representative says Moldova should immediately investigate attack on OMEGA camera operator
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
VIENNA, 7 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a recent attack on Vladimir Vivici, a camera operator of OMEGA news agency in Chisinau...
Serbia’s elections open and highly competitive, additional transparency needed
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
BELGRADE, 7 May 2012 – Serbia’s parliamentary and early presidential elections on 6 May took place in an open and competitive environment, but additional efforts are needed to improve the transparency of the election process and the functioning of the media, international observers said in a statement issued today...
Armenian elections competitive and largely peaceful, but shortcomings undermined confidence in the process, observers say
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
YEREVAN, 7 May 2012 – Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Armenia featured a vibrant and largely peaceful campaign, with overall balanced media coverage, but pressure on voters and a deficient complaints process created an unequal playing field, the international election observers said today...