News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative urges Skopje to ensure media pluralism and transparent investigations
Publishing date: 4 July 2011
VIENNA, 4 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was concerned about three media outlets owned by Plus Production facing closure for alleged tax evasion. She urged the country to adhere to rule of law principles in handling their cases...
OSCE media freedom representative appeals to President Lukashenko to stop repression of media in Belarus
Publishing date: 1 July 2011
VIENNA, 1 July 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today asked President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko to put an end to the unprecedented repression of media after the 19 December 2010 presidential election...
OSCE media freedom representative appeals to Kyrgyzstan's Parliament to reconsider restrictions on media
Publishing date: 21 June 2011
VIENNA, 21 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about laws and resolutions recently adopted by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan that could potentially limit media pluralism in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over detention of BBC reporter in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 16 June 2011
VIENNA, 16 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed concern over the detention of Urunboi Usmonov, a BBC reporter for ten years in Central Asia...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Kyrgyzstan not to replace public service broadcaster’s board before elections
Publishing date: 15 June 2011
VIENNA, 15 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today asked Kyrgyzstan’s President Roza Otunbayeva to send back to the Parliament a recently adopted law that would lead to the dismissal of the public service broadcaster’s advisory board...
OSCE media freedom representative and other free speech rapporteurs call upon governments to keep the Internet free
Publishing date: 31 May 2011
BUDAPEST, 1 June 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that in the 21st century access to the Internet is the foundation for pluralism and free media, and there can be no justification for government regulations to impede Internet access...
OSCE media freedom representative meets Bulgarian Foreign Minister, discusses media freedom issues and co-operation
Publishing date: 30 May 2011
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...