News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijani authorities to comply with European court ruling, release journalist Fatullayev
Publishing date: 22 April 2010
VIENNA, 22 April 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, called on Azerbaijani authorities today to comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling and immediately release journalist Eynulla Fatullayev from custody...
OSCE media freedom representative acknowledges Kyrgyzstan's commitment to freedom of media, urges immediate compliance
Publishing date: 19 April 2010
VIENNA, 19 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, welcomed today the first steps made by Kyrgyzstan's provisional government to restore media freedom and emphasized the need for further media reforms...
OSCE media freedom representative to open media forum in Tbilisi, meet Georgian officials
Publishing date: 14 April 2010
VIENNA, 14 April 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will be in Tbilisi tomorrow to open a conference promoting effective guarantees for freedom of expression in the South Caucasus, Moldova and Ukraine...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Georgian broadcasters to abide by ethical standards of journalism
Publishing date: 15 March 2010
VIENNA, 15 March 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today reminded Georgian broadcasters that they should abide by the professional code of conduct to which they have committed themselves...
Press freedom promoter from Bosnia and Herzegovina named OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 11 March 2010
VIENNA, 11 March 2010- The 56 OSCE participating States appointed today Dunja Mijatovic from Bosnia and Herzegovina as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media...
Monitoring crucial for press freedom, says OSCE media freedom representative in final report
Publishing date: 4 March 2010
VIENNA, 4 March 2010- Monitoring of the kind that takes place within the OSCE is crucial to encourage countries to uphold press freedom commitments, stressed Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media...
OSCE media freedom representative criticizes 'misuse' of libel laws to muzzle the press in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Hungary
Publishing date: 8 February 2010
VIENNA, 8 February 2010- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today as "dangerous attempts at censorship" lawsuits initiated by government officials in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Hungary against media outlets...