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OSCE Media Freedom Representative presents legal review of amendments to Law on Audio and Audio-visual Media Services in North Macedonia

Publishing date: 16 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 16 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, shared a legal review with the Minister of Information Society and Administration of North Macedonia, Damjan Mancevski, on the latest amendments to the Law on Audio and Audio-visual Media Services...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative deplores physical attacks on journalists in Turkey, urges authorities to swiftly bring all responsible to justice

Publishing date: 16 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 16 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, strongly condemned today the physical attacks against journalists that took place in Turkey over the past week...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative publishes legal review of Electronic Media Law in Montenegro

Publishing date: 15 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 15 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, published today a legal review of the Montenegrin Electronic Media Law, upon request by the Ministry of Culture...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes restored access to online media in Uzbekistan and calls to also unblock RFE/RL website

Publishing date: 15 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 15 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today welcomed the restored access to multiple internet-based media in Uzbekistan, after more than ten years of intermittent blocking.

OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Tajik authorities to reinstate access to online media resources

Publishing date: 7 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 7 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, called on the authorities to reinstate access to numerous web resources, including online media, social platforms and Google services, in Tajikistan...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative appalled by attempted murder of journalist in Cherkasy, Ukraine, calls for effective investigation

Publishing date: 6 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 6 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today called for an effective investigation into the attempted murder of journalist Vadim Komarov in Cherkasy, Ukraine...

On World Press Freedom Day, OSCE Media Freedom Representative pays respects to murdered journalists during visit to Bratislava

Publishing date: 3 May 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
BRATISLAVA, 3 May 2019 – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, visited Bratislava to pay tribute to the investigative journalist, Ján Kuciak, and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, who were killed in February 2018...