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OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on editor in Serbia

Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 3 July 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s brutal attack on the editor of FoNet news agency, Davor Pašalić.

Freedom of expression, opinion must be improved across OSCE region, conference participants say

Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 3 July 2014 – Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy and must be ensured and strengthened in the OSCE region, participants said today at the opening of a two-day OSCE human rights meeting in Vienna...

Media freedom situation in Montenegro remains complex, impunity still key obstacle, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 2 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
PODGORICA, 2 July 2014 – Finishing a two-day official visit to Montenegro, OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today said she remains concerned about journalists’ safety and about the lack of unity among members of the media in the country...

OSCE representative outraged with detention of journalists in eastern Ukraine, calls for immediate release

Publishing date: 1 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 1 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was outraged with the illegal detention in the Luhansk region of two Ukrainian journalists from Hromadske TV...

OSCE representative warns about appalling journalists’ safety situation in eastern Ukraine after death of one more journalist, calls for thorough investigation

Publishing date: 30 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 30 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was saddened by the death of Anatoliy Klyan, a cameraman with Russian Perviy Kanal, in eastern Ukraine. Mijatović expressed her condolences to Klyan’s family and colleagues...

Violations of media freedom in eastern Ukraine do not stop, says OSCE media representative

Publishing date: 28 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 28 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about steps of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” aimed at controlling media of the Donetsk region in Ukraine...

At second OSCE-hosted meeting, journalists’ unions adopt action plan to improve media freedom situation in and around Ukraine

Publishing date: 27 June 2014
Collections: Two Countries – One Profession: A dialogue between journalists’ organizations from Russia and Ukraine
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 27 June 2014 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions agreed to co-operate on steps to increase journalists’ safety and professionalism as they met again today in Vienna. The meeting was hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media with the purpose to forge a plan to improve the situation for media working in and around Ukraine...