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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz receives civil society recommendations ahead of Vienna Ministerial Council

Publishing date: 6 December 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 6 December 2017 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz today received civil society’s recommendations to the OSCE executive structures and participating States, on the eve of the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council. The recommendations were adopted by more than 100 NGO representatives who met during the Parallel Civil Society Conference, which was organized by the Civic Solidarity Platform, a coalition of NGOs from across the OSCE region, in Vienna on 5 and 6 December...

Good laws, political leadership necessary for media freedom, says OSCE Permanent Council Chair, in Warsaw

Publishing date: 13 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 13 May 2013 –The implementation of good laws and sharing of best practices are essential to fulfilling OSCE commitments on media freedom, the Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council, Ambassador Ihor Prokopchuk of Ukraine, told participants at a human dimension seminar on media freedom legal framework today...

OSCE participating States have duty to ensure the safety of journalists, Chairperson says

Publishing date: 7 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
VILNIUS, 7 June 2011 – All OSCE participating States must act to fulfill their commitments to ensure the safety and security of journalists, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis said today as he opened a two-day meeting devoted to finding ways to better protect journalists...

OSCE media freedom representative meets Bulgarian Foreign Minister, discusses media freedom issues and co-operation

Publishing date: 30 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
SOFIA, 30 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, discussed the media situation in Bulgaria during a meeting today with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov...

Amendments to Bulgaria's criminal code can curb media freedom, warns OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 21 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Hate speech, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 21 April 2011– Amendments to Bulgaria's criminal code can threaten media freedom, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today...

OSCE media freedom representative says Belarus government should stop harassment of journalists

Publishing date: 5 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 5 April 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today she is concerned about persistent reports that pressure is mounting against domestic and foreign journalists in Belarus...

OSCE media freedom representative presents study showing that more than 50 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey, calls for legal reforms

Publishing date: 4 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 4 April 2011- Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today asked Turkish authorities to bring the country's media legislation in line with OSCE commitments on media freedom following the release by her Office of a study that shows 57 journalists are imprisoned in Turkey...