News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls for enhanced protection of journalists covering public protests
Publishing date: 2 March 2012
VIENNA, 2 March 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called today upon participating States of the Organization to take pro-active measures to protect journalists covering public protests...
Access to Fergana.ru should be restored immediately and Internet should remain free in Kyrgyzstan, says OSCE media representative
Publishing date: 27 February 2012
VIENNA, 27 February 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called today for the block on news site Fergana.ru in Kyrgyzstan to be lifted and urged the authorities to ensure that the Internet remains free...
OSCE Centre refurbishes Kyrgyz Public TV resource centre
Publishing date: 24 February 2012
BISHKEK, 24 February, 2012- The donation of computer equipment and furniture from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to the Kyrgyzstan’s Public TV resource centre took place today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan holds training course on access to information
Publishing date: 23 February 2012
TASHKENT, 23 February 2012 – A three-day course organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan for the information services of state ministries and agencies started in Tashkent today. The course aims to promote access to information and improve interaction between the information services and the media in Uzbekistan...
Violent attacks against journalists in Armenia decreased but financial pressure on media outlets up, finds OSCE Office-supported report
Publishing date: 20 February 2012
YEREVAN, 20 February 2012 – A report on freedom of the press and speech in Armenia during 2010 and 2011 supported by the OSCE Office was presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports public discussion on new media law
Publishing date: 17 February 2012
Members of a parliamentary working group presented the latest version of Tajikistan’s draft media law for the first time to the public at an OSCE-supported roundtable meeting on 16 February 2012...
Attacks against Turkish-language newspaper in Cologne, Paris threaten free reporting, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 17 February 2012
PARIS, 17 February 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned attacks on the Paris and Cologne offices of the Turkish-language daily newspaper Zaman and called for a thorough investigation...