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Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina must prevent financial collapse of Public Service Broadcasters, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 22 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 22 December 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to immediately address the long-standing issue of funding for the country’s public broadcasting system...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes new law on access to information in Kazakhstan, but says drawbacks still exist
Publishing date: 25 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 25 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the new law on access to information in Kazakhstan is a major step toward greater transparency and accountability of public bodies, but she also noted that the law still has some shortcomings...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes print media privatization law in Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption of a law in Ukraine which paves the way for abandoning state and communal ownership of print media outlets...
OSCE media representative deplores stigmatization of oldest media freedom NGO in Russia, Glasnost Defence Foundation
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
DUSHANBE, 20 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today deplored the decision of Russian authorities to include the media NGO Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF) in the register of “foreign agents"...
OSCE media freedom representative urges caution and further consideration of new Investigatory Powers Bill in the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 10 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the Parliament of the United Kingdom to exercise great caution, and give ample consideration, to the right to freedom of information and free expression when debating a draft bill that could increase the surveillance powers of law enforcement authorities in the country...
OSCE Representative expresses concern over use of anti-terror legislation to seize BBC journalist's materials in the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 29 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
NUREMBERG, Germany, 29 October 2015 – The United Kingdom’s anti-terrorism law should not be used to access information, communications or a reporter’s professional material, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today, expressing concern about the possible chilling effect of the law on investigative journalism...
Judiciary vital to protecting free expression, says OSCE Representative at seminar for judges and prosecutors from Turkey
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 19 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today opened a seminar in Vienna on freedom of the media in the OSCE region for members of the Turkish judiciary...