News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative warns about impact on free flow of information online following decision in France to expand delisting requests
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
VIENNA, 7 July 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today warned about the possible implications for freedom of information and freedom of the media on the Internet, following a decision by the French data protection authority (CNIL) to order the search engine Google to apply delisting requests on all its domain names...
OSCE Representative welcomes new draft for journalists’ ethics code in Montenegro, addresses issues of journalists’ safety and impunity
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
PODGORICA, 7 July 2015 – Speaking at the end of her two-day visit to Montenegro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the new draft Code of Ethics for Montenegrin journalists. In her meeting on 6 July with Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, the Representative also stressed measures to strengthen media self-regulation and the fight to end impunity for attacks against journalists in the country...
Draft amendments to Freedom of Information Act in Hungary should be discussed with all stakeholders, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
PODGORICA, 6 July 2015 – Draft amendments to the Freedom of Information Act of Hungary raise concerns about access to public information and should be consulted with all stakeholders before adoption, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today...
OSCE media freedom representative concludes official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina with safety of journalists and digitalization high on the agenda
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2015 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović, today concluding her first official visit to the country, commended the initiative taken on 1 July by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support free expression and the rights of journalists and to strengthen and monitor the safety of journalists...
OSCE supports specialized course and manual for journalists in Ukraine on gender equality and non-discrimination
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
KYIV, 3 July 2015- A two-day workshop which presented a new course and manual on gender equality and non-discrimination for representatives of Ukraine’s media educational institutions ended today in Kyiv. The workshop was organized with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU)...
OSCE Representative welcomes decriminalization of blasphemy in Iceland
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
SARAJEVO, 3 July 2015- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed amendments passed by the Icelandic Parliament to decriminalize blasphemy...
OSCE roundtable in Turkmenistan discusses rights and duties of editorial offices and journalists
Publishing date: 2 July 2015
ASHGABAT, 2 July 2015 – Journalists from national print, and broadcast media as well as members of the Turkmen parliament, Mejlis, and representatives of relevant state institutions and educational establishments participated in an OSCE-organized roundtable discussion on freedom of journalistic profession that concluded in Ashgabat today...