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OSCE media freedom representative urges Poland’s government to withdraw proposed changes to the selection of management in public service broadcasters

Publishing date: 30 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 30 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern about a proposed law in Poland that gives the government direct control over management positions in the public service broadcasters, Polskie Radio and Telewizja Polska (TVP)...

Another prison sentence handed down to a journalist in Azerbaijan worrying, OSCE Representative says

Publishing date: 29 December 2015
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, 29 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today raised the issue of another prison sentence handed down to a journalist in Azerbaijan after yesterday’s jailing of Rauf Mirkadyrov...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on authorities in Kazakhstan to stop persecuting independent journalists

Publishing date: 26 December 2015
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, 26 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent detention of two journalists in Kazakhstan pose a direct threat to media freedom in the country...

Courts should take public interest into account in cases against journalists, says OSCE Representative, following trespassing case in Austria

Publishing date: 22 December 2015
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, 22 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that a recent court ruling in Austria, ordering an online news portal to pay 2,000 Euros to the landlord of an asylum centre for trespassing, can affect the media’s ability to cover events of high public interest...

Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina must prevent financial collapse of Public Service Broadcasters, OSCE media freedom representative says

Publishing date: 22 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 22 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to immediately address the long-standing issue of funding for the country’s public broadcasting system...

Excessive fines for defamation a threat to media freedom in Kyrgyzstan, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 16 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 16 December 2015- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Kyrgyzstan not to impose disproportionate and excessive fines for civil defamation, following a recent ruling in a defamation case in the country involving a public figure...

Remembrance Day for Killed Journalists in Russia a reminder of the importance of investigating all attacks on journalists, OSCE Representative says

Publishing date: 15 December 2015
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, 15 December 2015 – On the occasion of Remembrance Day for Killed Journalists in the Russian Federation, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reiterated her call on the authorities to investigate all killings of journalists and to end impunity...