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Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE representative honours journalists, releases new edition of Safety of Journalists Guidebook

Publishing date: 2 May 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, 2 May 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today paid tribute to media workers around the world and emphasized their essential role in the development of democracy in the run up to World Press Freedom Day on 3 May...

OSCE Mission Head calls for long-term financing solution for public broadcaster, greater access to public documents in Kosovo

Publishing date: 2 May 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 May 2014 – Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day marked on 3 May, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, called on central level institutions to identify a long-term solution for the financing of the Kosovo’s only public broadcaster, the Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), and urged them to ensure unhindered access to public documents for journalists...

OSCE media freedom representative denounces continuing attacks, kidnappings of journalists, forced switching of TV channels in Ukraine conflict areas

Publishing date: 29 April 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, 29 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today denounced new cases of kidnapping and attacks on journalists, the recent takeover of a regional television station in Donetsk and illegal switching of broadcasts...

Fifth OSCE-supported Central Asian Forum on Internet development begins in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 29 April 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 29 April 2014 – A two-day Central Asian Forum on Internet development, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana for the fifth consecutive year in co-operation with MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation began today in Almaty...

OSCE media freedom representative concerned by disappearance of journalists in eastern Ukraine

Publishing date: 25 April 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, 25 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the disappearance in Donetsk of Julia Shustraya and Mikhail Pudovkin, a journalist and a cameraman with LifeNews...

New attacks on media in eastern Ukraine, warns OSCE representative

Publishing date: 24 April 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, 24 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic today warned about the continuing attacks on journalists and deterioration of media freedom environment in eastern Ukraine with new incidents involving media representatives...

Attempts to overregulate Internet undermine free speech and free media in Russia, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 23 April 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, 23 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today criticized new legislation increasing government regulation of the Internet in the Russian Federation...