News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kyrgyzstan makes progress on media freedom says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 June 2013
BISHKEK, 28 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today commended Kyrgyzstan for creating a favourable media environment in the country...
More political will needed to create genuinely free media in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 27 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, told journalists and government authorities that it was time to take stock of the challenging media environment in the region as she opened the 15th Central Asia Media Conference in Bishkek on 27 June 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative calls recent legislative initiatives in Russia potentially harmful to freedom of expression and freedom of the media
Publishing date: 26 June 2013
BISHKEK, 26 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the new initiative in the Russian State Duma to criminalize speech which sheds a negative light on the role of the Soviet Army in World War II...
OSCE trains civil society activists on data journalism
Publishing date: 20 June 2013
On 20 June 2013, civil society activists completed a four-day training course on data journal-ism and information activism in Sarajevo...
Human rights compatible with security, OSCE media freedom representatives tells Tunis meeting participants
Publishing date: 17 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, told participants on at an Internet freedom conference in Tunis on 17 June 2013 that cyber security and human rights can go hand-in-glove and not be considered as competing values...
Media freedom must be upheld during protests in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 June 2013
TUNIS, 17 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that the recent detentions and intimidation of journalists are endangering the right to free expression in Turkey.
Fulfilling media-freedom commitments requires mustered political will, says OSCE Representative to participating States
Publishing date: 13 June 2013
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, told participating States on 13 June 2013 in Vienna that political will needs to be mustered to fulfil commitments on Internet freedom and journalists’ safety...