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OSCE Mission to Serbia says attack on journalist must be investigated
Publishing date: 26 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 26 July 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, said today a violent attack on the columnist of Vreme weekly Teofil Pancic that occurred on 24 July must be duly investigated...
OSCE Mission to Serbia and USAID organize debate on implementation of amended Public Information Law
Publishing date: 30 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 30 October 2009- Around 40 representatives of Serbian ministries, the judiciary and leading media outlets are participating in a debate that started today on the implementation of the amended Law on Public Information...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop to improve media reporting on security sector
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 25 June 2009- A workshop for Serbian journalists on security matters, aiming to help the participants improve their reporting, started today in Belgrade. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE Mission to Serbia urges media to respect rights of minors
Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 June 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, urged media today to respect the professional and ethical standards of journalism, especially the privacy of individuals and minors...
OSCE Mission criticizes media that published photos of nude 12-year-old girl
Publishing date: 19 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 19 May 2008- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, criticized today those Belgrade media which recently published and broadcast photos of a nude 12-year-old girl, and called for basic journalistic rules...
OSCE Mission Head concerned about obligation of Radio-Television Serbia to broadcast parliament sessions
Publishing date: 2 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 2 October 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, expressed concern today over a recent instruction issued by the Republican Broadcasting Agency (RBA) requiring Radio-Television Serbia (RTS)...
Serbian Broadcasting Law amendments ought to be withdrawn, OSCE Mission argues in analytical report
Publishing date: 11 August 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 11 August 2006- Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia today called on Serbian authorities to withdraw recently adopted Broadcasting Law Amendments, saying that some of them violate media freedom rights...