News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media deeply worried by disappearance of journalist in Bela Crkva, Serbia
Publishing date: 14 June 2018
VIENNA, 14 June 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed his concern following last night’s disappearance of Stefan Cvetković, a journalist from Bela Crkva in Serbia...
OSCE Representative raises concern over seizure of New York Times’ journalist’s records in the United States
Publishing date: 8 June 2018
VIENNA, 8 June 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today sent a letter to the United States authorities to express concern about the seizure of a journalist’s records as part of an ongoing investigation into the leaking of classified information and to enquire whether the seizure respected national and international standards on the protection of journalistic sources...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over seizure of journalist’s records in leak investigation in the Netherlands
Publishing date: 8 June 2018
VIENNA, 8 June 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his concern about the seizure of a Dutch journalist’s records as part of an ongoing investigation into the leaking of classified information...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative raises concern following dismissal of Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster Director General
Publishing date: 7 June 2018
VIENNA, 7 June 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today over the dismissal of the General Director of the RTCG, Andrijana Kadija, and its consequences for the independence of the broadcaster...
OSCE Representative condemns the killing of journalist Zachary Stoner in the United States, calls for a thorough investigation
Publishing date: 6 June 2018
VIENNA, 6 June 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today condemned the killing of journalist and videographer (or vlogger) Zachary Stoner, who was fatally shot on 30 May in Chicago, United States. Stoner published videos on his YouTube page called “zacktv1”, which has 170,000 videos and more than 180,000 subscribers. Stoner’s videos focused on the realities of life in his community and hip hop artists in Chicago.
Ukrainian journalists and media must be able to express their opinions openly and freely, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 5 June 2018
VIENNA, 4 June 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed his concern that the Spokesperson of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine published a list, which includes journalist Miroslava Gongadze and Chair of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Sergiy Tomilenko, accusing them of being traitors...
OSCE Representative reiterates call to release Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, following his conviction in Russia
Publishing date: 4 June 2018
VIENNA, 4 June 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today deplored the sentencing of Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko to 12 years in prison in the Russian Federation, and reiterated his call to release the journalist.