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OSCE Representative calls on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to end impunity for attacks against journalists

Publishing date: 10 October 2014
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, 10 October 2014 – Following yet another attack against a journalist in Bosnia and Herzegovina the OSCE media freedom representative, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the authorities to swiftly and thoroughly investigate all attacks against members of the media...

Criminal prosecution of investigative journalist in Slovenia poses a threat to free media, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 10 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 10 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the criminal trial against journalist Anuška Delić could present a threat to media freedom and also stifle investigative journalism in Slovenia...

OSCE media freedom representative renews call to reform accreditation requirements for journalists in Belarus

Publishing date: 8 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 8 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the ongoing practice of hindering freelance journalists working for foreign media outlets in Belarus without accreditation must stop...

Repeated blocking of websites in Tajikistan a worrying trend, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 7 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 7 October 2014 – Following the blocking of a large number of websites and social media platforms in Tajikistan including Vkontakte, YouTube and Facebook, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities to ensure unrestricted access to the Internet...

Communiqué by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on the impact of laws countering extremism on freedom of expression and freedom of the media

Publishing date: 7 October 2014
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
OSCE participating States are responding to threats from extremists by creating laws that include provisions which might seriously limit free expression and free media online and offline...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports development of manual on gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory media reporting

Publishing date: 6 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
A draft manual supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator on how media professionals can take a gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory approach in their reporting is now open to suggestions and feedback from journalists, civil society and academia, before it is published later this year...

Journalists from Turkmenistan complete OSCE-organized study visit to Lithuania

Publishing date: 3 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Media freedom and development
VILNIUS, 3 October 2014 – Five journalists from Turkmenistan’s print and online media discussed modern journalism practices on an OSCE-organized study visit to the Republic of Lithuania which concluded today in Vilnius...