News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo welcomes new legislation on public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
Prishtinë/Priština, 13 April 2012 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, welcomed today the promulgation of the new law on public broadcaster Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK)...
OSCE meeting on new technologies and media legislation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 13 April 2012
Legal mechanisms to promote media freedom through modern communication and multimedia technologies were discussed during an OSCE-organized meeting that concluded in Ashgabat on 12 April 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Spain’s draft transparency law, says it should be further improved
Publishing date: 11 April 2012
VIENNA, 11 April 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed Spain’s draft access to information law, and urged the authorities to consider her Office’s recommendations to ensure that the law is in line with OSCE commitments...
OSCE continues capacity building for national press services in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 5 April 2012
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan held a new course for heads of press services of state ministries and agencies from 4 to 6 April 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Latvian journalist
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
VIENNA, 2 April 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the attack on Leonids Jakobsons, a journalist and owner of the Latvian news website Kompromat and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...
OSCE, EU support training to improve media coverage of elections in Armenia
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
YEREVAN, 2 April 2012- A two-day training workshop for media representatives on responsible, accurate and balanced reporting on elections was launched today in Yerevan, ahead of the 2012 parliamentary elections...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for legal reforms after study shows 95 journalists imprisoned in Turkey
Publishing date: 2 April 2012
VIENNA, 2 April 2012- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today presented an updated analysis on imprisoned journalists in Turkey and called for immediate reform of the nation’s media laws...