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Dialogue, trust and security are watchwords for 2016 Germany’s OSCE Chairmanship, Foreign Minister Steinmeier tells OSCE Permanent Council

Publishing date: 2 July 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Economic activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 2 July 2015 – Germany is ready to take on the responsibility of steering the OSCE against the background of one of the most serious crises since the end of the Cold War, with a vision for its 2016 Chairmanship based on dialogue, trust and security, the country’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the OSCE’s Permanent Council in Vienna today...

OSCE Representative calls for respect of media regulator’s independence in Latvia

Publishing date: 30 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
SARAJEVO, 30 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the respect of the media regulator’s independence in Latvia...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina 29 June – 3 July

Publishing date: 26 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 June 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 June – 3 July to discuss media freedom issues with senior government officials, civil society and media representatives...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns killing of journalist in Poland

Publishing date: 23 June 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
BONN, Germany, 23 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today strongly condemned the recent killing of the Polish journalist Łukasz Masiak. Mijatović also expressed her sincere condolences to Masiak’s family and colleagues...

Safety of journalists must be ensured at all times, OSCE Representative says, following attacks on journalists in Armenia

Publishing date: 23 June 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
BONN, Germany, 23 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said journalists’ safety must be ensured at all times, following recent incidents and coercive actions by police against journalists covering public protest in Yerevan, Armenia...

OSCE media freedom representative calls for immediate release of Al Jazeera journalist arrested in Germany

Publishing date: 22 June 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 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized the detention of an Al Jazeera reporter by the German authorities on the basis of an Egyptian arrest warrant, calling for his immediate release...

OSCE Office supports workshop for judges on improving communication with media in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 19 June 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
An OSCE-supported training seminar to improve communication channels between the courts and the public took place on 19 June 2015, in Astana, Kazakhstan...