News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes bringing perpetrators of Serbian journalist murder to justice
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the arrests made in the case of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija in 1999...
Hasty exclusion of TV channels from cable networks in Moldova can hurt media pluralism, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the hasty exclusion of three TV channels from several cable networks could hurt media pluralism in Moldova.
Blocking of video sharing website shows need to reform Internet Law in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
VIENNA, 10 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today warned that blocking of video sharing website Vimeo’s services in Turkey further limits freedom of expression and free media...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about conviction of Russian journalist, calls to lift ban on prohibition from working
Publishing date: 9 January 2014
VIENNA, 9 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern over the sentence handed down to journalist Aksana Panova, founder and former chief editor of the Ura.ru and chief editor of Znak.com news agency in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about attack against Swedish editor-in-chief
Publishing date: 6 January 2014
VIENNA, 6 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about yesterday's attack against journalist PeO Wärring, editor-in-chief of Swedish newspaper Eskilstuna-Kuriren...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns beating of journalist in Montenegro
Publishing date: 4 January 2014
VIENNA, 4 January 2014 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned last night’s physical attack on Dan newspaper journalist Lidija Nikčević and called on the authorities to finally end impunity for attacks against journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns bomb attack against Montenegrin newspaper, calls for swift investigation
Publishing date: 27 December 2013
VIENNA, 27 December 2013 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned yesterday’s bomb attack against the offices of Vijesti newspaper in Podgorica, Montenegro, resulting in material damages...