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Expert meeting on online abuse of female journalists stresses need for concrete actions
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – Media experts, journalists, policymakers and government representatives gathered in Vienna today to discuss the ramifications of online abuse of female journalists. This first expert meeting on this topic, hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, showed the need for concrete actions from all sides of the international community...
OSCE media freedom representative deplores sanctions in Ukraine banning entry of journalists
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the sanctions introduced in Ukraine, banning several dozen foreign journalists from entering the country, is a severe threat to the rights of journalists to freely collect information...
OSCE Representative calls on authorities in Hungary to ensure the safety of journalists covering the refugee crisis
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Migration, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – Hungarian law enforcement authorities must stop threatening and obstructing the work of journalists reporting on the refugee crisis, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...
OSCE Centre organizes training for staff of TV channels in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASHGABAT, 17 September 2015- TV news production skills are the focus of a training course that concludes tomorrow in Ashgabat...
Murder of Gongadze must be fully investigated, Mijatović says, calls on authorities in Ukraine to end climate of impunity
Publishing date: 16 September 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, 16 September 2015 – On the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of prominent Ukrainian journalist Georgyi Gongadze, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, reiterated her call on the authorities to fully investigate the crime. Gongadze went missing on 16 September 2001 and was later found dead outside Kyiv...
Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster and OSCE launch series "Reaching the Trust Together”
Publishing date: 14 September 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
First of the twenty talk shows in series named "Reaching the Trust Together” was aired on 7th September 2015 on the First Channel of Radio Television Montenegro. The series is supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro...
OSCE Representative encourages authorities in Iceland to preserve strong and independent media
Publishing date: 8 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
REYKJAVIK, 8 September 2015 – Ending her two-day visit to Reykjavik, OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Dunja Mijatović encouraged the authorities in Iceland to continue their efforts to strengthen media freedom and pluralism in the country...