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Recent media freedom developments in Ukraine worrying, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 26 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 26 February 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about recent media freedom developments in Ukraine...
Media freedom imperative for ensuring security, OSCE media freedom representative Mijatović says at Annual Harriman Lecture at Columbia University
Publishing date: 24 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
NEW YORK, 24 February 2016 – Delivering the Annual Harriman Lecture at Columbia University, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović emphasized the importance of OSCE’s comprehensive and multi-dimensional concept of security. Mijatović said freedom of expression and free media constitute two imperative tools in fostering a meaningful debate on security issues and effectively addressing new security challenges...
OSCE Representative launches innovative compilation on safety of female journalists online
Publishing date: 5 February 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 5 February 2016 – “On 25 July 2013, I got my first rape threat. That was a Thursday. By Sunday, police had collected 300 A4 pages of threats that had been made against me.”- Journalist Caroline Criado-Perez, on her experience with online abuse.
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...
Digital transformation, Internet freedom in spotlight at Central Asian Media Conference in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
Content type: Press release
DUSHANBE, 20 November 2015- After a two-day discussion on digitalization and its impact on media freedom and pluralism in Central Asia, participants of the 17th Central Asian Media Conference in Dushanbe, adopted a set of recommendations to help foster independent and pluralistic media in the context of digital transition (the recommendations will be available shortly)...
OSCE Representative encourages South Caucasus Media Conference participants to use digitalization to advance media freedom
Publishing date: 29 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
TBILISI, 29 September 2015 – Digitalization creates opportunities to strengthen media freedom and pluralism, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today at the opening of the 12th OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia...
OSCE representative warns about impact on free media of criminal investigation of Netzpolitik.org journalists in Germany
Publishing date: 4 August 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 4 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the launch of a treason investigation in Germany against the owner and a reporter for a website could harm reporting in the public interest...