News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Death threats against journalists in Serbia must be investigated and their safety ensured, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Serbian authorities to fully investigate acts of intimidation and threats directed at several journalists...
Recent threats and attack on journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent physical attack and threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE Presence, EBU organize strategic workshop on Albania’s public broadcaster
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), organized on 15 September 2016 a strategic workshop of the Steering Board and senior management of Albanian Public Radio and Television (RTSH), to share ideas on transforming the RTSH into a true public service broadcaster...
Arrest warrant against United States journalist reason for concern, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 14 September 2016
VIENNA, 14 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed concern today about a warrant issued for the arrest of Amy Goodman, a broadcast journalist in the United States, stemming from coverage of protests concerning an oil pipeline on Native American land in North Dakota...
Internet freedom an imperative frontline for free expression and free media, OSCE conference participants say
Publishing date: 14 September 2016
VIENNA, 14 September 2016 – Internet freedom is a cornerstone of free expression and free media, and must be ensured and strengthened, participants said today at a two-day OSCE-supported conference in Vienna...
OSCE course in Turkmenistan addresses communication through online resources of state institutions
Publishing date: 9 September 2016
ASHGABAT, 9 September 2016 – Some 25 content managers and IT specialists from Turkmenistan’s Mejlis (Parliament), law-enforcement bodies, key ministries, media and financial institutions discussed new opportunities for communication through websites of state institutions at an OSCE-organized course that concluded today in Ashgabat...
Human rights must be guaranteed when fighting violent extremism online, participants at OSCE workshop in Sarajevo say
Publishing date: 8 September 2016
SARAJEVO, 8 September 2016 – Laws and policies on content blocking, surveillance and other online measures to counter terrorism must also safeguard the fundamental right to free expression online, according to participants at an OSCE-sponsored two-day event in Sarajevo, which ended today...