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No security without free media, says OSCE media freedom representative at digital freedom conference
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Speaking at the conference “Freedom Online” in the Hague on 9 December 2011, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, emphasized the obligation of governments to ensure freedom of the Internet, including giving citizens unrestricted access to multiple sources of information...
Internet freedom under threat in Central Asia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
DUSHANBE, 29 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, warned today that Internet freedom is increasingly under threat in Central Asia and called for governments in the region to promote, not block, access...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes media legislation reform in Uzbekistan, says new technologies must result in more, not less media freedom
Publishing date: 8 November 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
TASHKENT, 8 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today the readiness of Uzbekistan’s authorities to reform media legislation, which is needed to ensure media diversity...
OSCE media freedom representative opens annual media conference in Tbilisi, calls for Internet to remain free in South Caucasus
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
TBILISI, 20 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today opened the eighth annual South Caucasus Media Conference, focusing this year on media pluralism and Internet governance...
Proposals to regulate Internet could threaten freedom of expression, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 28 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 28 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, voiced concern today about Internet regulation policies proposed by several participating States and reminded them of their OSCE media freedom commitments...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes co-operation with Turkmenistan on her first visit
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
ASHGABAT, 20 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today during her first visit to Turkmenistan offered the country’s authorities her assistance to liberalize media legislation and called for greater access to the Internet...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on governments to recognize access to the Internet as a human right
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
WASHINGTON, 15 July 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on governments to treat Internet access as a human right that should be enshrined in their constitutions, in testimony today at the U.S. Helsinki Commission...