News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Arrest of journalist latest case of crackdown of free media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 5 December 2014
BASEL, Switzerland, 5 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the arrest of Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismailova...
Journalists’ protection of sources must be safeguarded, OSCE Representative says following probe in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 5 December 2014
BASEL, 5 December 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve journalists’ rights following a probe launched to identify confidential sources...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports consultations on the implementation of new media laws
Publishing date: 2 December 2014
As part of its support to the implementation of media reform, the OSCE Mission to Serbia, together with the Ministry of Culture and Information and the EU Delegation to Serbia, organized consultations between the relevant stakeholders and the authorities on 28 November in Arandjelovac...
Deteriorating journalist’s safety and rise of propaganda threats to free media, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 27 November 2014
The deteriorating situation for journalists’ safety and the growing phenomenon of propaganda pose serious threats to free media, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today when presenting her latest semi-annual report on media freedom developments in the OSCE region over the past six months...
Shutdown of independent magazine in Kazakhstan further endangers media pluralism, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 26 November 2014
VIENNA, 26 November 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that a court injunction forcing the shutdown of the weekly magazine ADAMbol in Kazakhstan poses a threat to free media in the country.
OSCE Centre supports conference in Kazakhstan on countering terrorist use of Internet
Publishing date: 25 November 2014
ASTANA, 25 November 2014 – An OSCE-supported conference on countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
Actions must be taken to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity, OSCE Representative says at European Federation of Journalists Annual Meeting in Moscow
Publishing date: 21 November 2014
MOSCOW, 21 November 2014 – Ensuring journalists’ safety and breaking the cycle of impunity remain the biggest challenges to overcome for free media, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today in a keynote speech at the European Federation of Journalists’ Annual Meeting “Journalism in Times of Conflict: Impunity, Safety & Ethics”, at Moscow’s Central House of Journalists...