News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Ten years on, OSCE media freedom representative calls for justice over murder of journalist Hrant Dink
Publishing date: 19 January 2017
VIENNA, 19 January 2017 – Turkish authorities must intensify their efforts to find the masterminds behind the killing of prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern that UK legal provision could have damaging impact on the country’s press
Publishing date: 10 January 2017
VIENNA, 10 January 2017 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about the commencement of a legal provision in the United Kingdom which would only shield press defendants from costs in legal proceedings if they are members of an officially recognized press regulator. Discussions by the UK government on implementing Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 are in their last day of consultations...
OSCE Representative welcomes release of Montenegrin journalist and calls for conclusion of his case
Publishing date: 6 January 2017
VIENNA, 6 January 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed yesterday’s release of journalist Jovo Martinović from pre-trial detention in Montenegro, calling for a swift conclusion of his case...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns assault on media member in Serbia
Publishing date: 5 January 2017
VIENNA, 5 January 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the assault in Belgrade on Nihad Ibrahimkadić of the Anadolu Agency...
OSCE organizes regional exchange visits for Albanian public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 December 2016
On 13 December 2016, Albanian public broadcaster senior managers’ concluded a three-day study visit to Slovenia’s public broadcaster, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as part of their efforts to assist the Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) transformation into a real public broadcaster...
OSCE Representative condemns killing of journalist in the Netherlands
Publishing date: 9 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 9 December 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the murder of journalist Martin Kok who was shot dead near Amsterdam yesterday evening...
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces winners of its 2016 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
BELGRADE, 7 December 2016 – Two Supreme Court of Cassation judges, Radmila Dragičević Dičić and Snežana Andrejević, journalist Tamara Skrozza, and Novi Pazar State University professor Senad Ganić received the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s Person of the Year Award at a ceremony today in Belgrade...