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Greater media independence needed in South East Europe, say OSCE conference participants

Publishing date: 21 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
BELGRADE, 21 September 2012 – Safeguarding and promoting media freedom was the focus of the Second OSCE South East Europe Media Conference that finished in Belgrade today...

OSCE Centre trains environmental journalists in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 21 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Media freedom and development
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 21 September 2012 – The fourth and final of a series of OSCE-supported training courses for journalists on environmental matters started today in Karaganda, central Kazakhstan...

OSCE media freedom representative visits Serbia, urges government to speed up media reforms

Publishing date: 20 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
BELGRADE, 20 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today urged the Serbian government to accelerate reforms to safeguard media freedom...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on police in U.S. to respect journalists’ rights when covering Occupy Wall Street

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
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, 19 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed concern once again about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City...

Ukraine plans to re-criminalize defamation a ‘setback’, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 19 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed concern today over legislative steps towards re-criminalizing defamation in Ukraine...

Poland should abolish criminal defamation, says OSCE media freedom representative following conviction of editor

Publishing date: 17 September 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 September 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today criticised a criminal conviction of Robert Frycz, the editor of Antykomor.pl website, for insulting the President of Poland, and called for decriminalization of defamation in the country...

Lawsuit against Hungarian journalist can have chilling effect on Internet freedom, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 12 September 2012
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, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 September 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today warned that the lawsuit initiated by the official Hungarian News Agency against journalist György Balavany can constrain media pluralism on the Internet...