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OSCE media representative says Bosnia and Herzegovina urgently needs to uphold the editorial and political independence of its public service broadcaster

Publishing date: 25 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 25 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, said today that the recent changes to the statute of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s public service broadcaster (BHRT) may undermine its editorial independence...

OSCE promotes co-operation between journalists from Prishtinë/Priština, Belgrade in investigative reporting

Publishing date: 24 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 24 May 2011 – Participants at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded today agreed that stronger co-operation between journalists and a working environment free from undue pressure are prerequisites for successful investigative reporting...

OSCE media freedom representative praises Kyrgyzstan’s media freedom progress, urges authorities to ensure safety of journalists

Publishing date: 19 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 19 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, praised Kyrgyzstan’s President Roza Otunbayeva for her efforts to advance media reforms and urged the authorities to do their utmost to ensure the safety of journalists, at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan today...

OSCE trains government and media from Central Asia on improving access to information in the digital age

Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 18 May 2011 – Promoting access to official information in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is the focus of a three-day training seminar that started today in Bishkek...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine launches journalists’ competition on responsible journalism and professional ethics

Publishing date: 17 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
KYIV, 17 May 2011- A nationwide contest for journalists on professional ethics, standards and responsible journalism is launched today by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the country’s Journalism Ethics Commission...

Internet filtering and changes to press law further limit media freedom in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 17 May 2011
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, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 17 May 2011- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the recent change in the Press Law and the latest Internet restrictions risk to further limit free expression and access to information in Turkey...

Sentencing of Irina Khalip further exacerbates media freedom in Belarus

Publishing date: 16 May 2011
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, 16 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the sentencing of Belarusian journalist Irina Khalip to a two-year suspended jail term in connection with the December 2010 post-election demonstrations...