News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
On 21st anniversary of Dada Vujasinović’s death, OSCE Representative calls for justice for all slain journalists
Publishing date: 9 April 2015
VIENNA, 9 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the announcement of a new forensic investigation into the death of Serbian journalist Dada Vujasinović, who was found dead in her apartment this day 21 years ago. Mijatović also called on the authorities to fully investigate this and all other killings of journalists...
OSCE Representative condemns severe cyberattack on France’s TV5Monde
Publishing date: 9 April 2015
VIENNA, 9 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today strongly condemned a serious cyberattack on the French television network TV5Monde which blocked their television broadcasts, websites and social networks for several hours...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for decriminalization of defamation in Greece after journalist sentenced to 26 months on libel charges
Publishing date: 8 April 2015
VIENNA, 8 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the recent libel conviction and sentence imposed on journalist Kostas Vaxevanis for stories written about banking practices in Greece...
BiH government should do utmost to ensure sustainability of public broadcasting system and urgently address digital switchover, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 7 April 2015
VIENNA, 7 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is calling on the new government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to deal with pressing issues that could further undermine the fragile media freedom situation in the country, including the sustainability of public broadcasting and implementation of the digital switchover...
OSCE Representative welcomes new legislation to foster media freedom in Ukraine
Publishing date: 7 April 2015
VIENNA, 7 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed new legislation to foster the development of public broadcasting in Ukraine...
Practice of oppressing members of media in Belarus must change, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
VIENNA, 3 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today reiterated her call on the Belarussian authorities to stop persecuting members of the media, following continued and repeated intimidations of journalists for doing their job...
OSCE Representative Mijatović warns of further restrictions to media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 April 2015
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 1 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine, have been limited even further, following the end of the imposed re-registration period for all media outlets by 1 April 2015...