News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative welcomes release of Montenegrin journalist and calls for conclusion of his case
Publishing date: 6 January 2017
VIENNA, 6 January 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed yesterday’s release of journalist Jovo Martinović from pre-trial detention in Montenegro, calling for a swift conclusion of his case...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns assault on media member in Serbia
Publishing date: 5 January 2017
VIENNA, 5 January 2017 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the assault in Belgrade on Nihad Ibrahimkadić of the Anadolu Agency...
OSCE organizes regional exchange visits for Albanian public broadcaster
Publishing date: 13 December 2016
On 13 December 2016, Albanian public broadcaster senior managers’ concluded a three-day study visit to Slovenia’s public broadcaster, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) as part of their efforts to assist the Albanian Radio and Television (RTSH) transformation into a real public broadcaster...
OSCE Representative condemns killing of journalist in the Netherlands
Publishing date: 9 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 9 December 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the murder of journalist Martin Kok who was shot dead near Amsterdam yesterday evening...
OSCE Mission to Serbia announces winners of its 2016 Person of the Year Award
Publishing date: 7 December 2016
BELGRADE, 7 December 2016 – Two Supreme Court of Cassation judges, Radmila Dragičević Dičić and Snežana Andrejević, journalist Tamara Skrozza, and Novi Pazar State University professor Senad Ganić received the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s Person of the Year Award at a ceremony today in Belgrade...
OSCE Representative calls for release of journalist in Turkmenistan, warns of deteriorating journalists’ safety situation
Publishing date: 6 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 6 December – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Turkmenistan to release journalist Azatlyk Khudayberdy Allashov, who works for the Turkmen Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)...
OSCE Representative welcomes move to restore accreditation to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 6 December 2016
HAMBURG, Germany, 6 December 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed a swift decision by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reinstate accreditation to six Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondents in the country.юю