News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on authorities in Turkey to release detained journalists
Publishing date: 15 December 2014
PODGORICA, 15 December 2014 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović today wrote to Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu calling for the immediate release of detained journalists...
OSCE Representative supports media self-regulation in Montenegro, raises potential negative legal amendments
Publishing date: 15 December 2014
PODGORICA, 15 December 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today met with media representatives in Montenegro to support their work on amending the ethical code as an essential step in strengthening media self-regulation. She also met the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Djukanović, to discuss the media freedom situation in the country, welcoming the constructive approach by the authorities...
Repeated persecutions of journalists in Belarus must stop, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 December 2014
VIENNA, 12 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today denounced the continued oppression of free media in Belarus, following recent and repeated persecutions of journalists and members of the independent Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)...
Journalists’ unions from Russia and Ukraine condemn continued attacks on journalists in Ukraine, agree on steps to fight propaganda
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
Collections: Two Countries – One Profession: A dialogue between journalists’ organizations from Russia and Ukraine
VIENNA, 11 December 2014 – Representatives of Ukrainian and Russian journalists’ unions today condemned the ongoing attacks and detentions of journalists in and around Ukraine. The unions also urged journalists not to participate in propaganda activities and to show solidarity with their colleagues...
OSCE-supports investigative journalism workshop for students of Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism
Publishing date: 11 December 2014
From 6 to 8 December 2014, students and alumni from the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism (CSAJ) took part in an intensive workshop on investigative and data journalism. The workshop was co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Independent Journalism Centre...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo head concerned with attack on newspaper editor, head of journalists association
Publishing date: 10 December 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 10 December 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger expressed today his concern over an attack on newspaper editor and the head of the Association of Kosovo Journalists Zekirja Shabani...
OSCE Centre co-organizes meeting on access to information in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 December 2014
The OSCE Centre in Astana supported a co-ordination meeting of The Right for Access to Information civil society coalition in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 8 December 2014. The meeting aimed to discuss the current national legislation and further promote the drafting and adoption of a law on access to information in compliance with international standards...