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Journalists must have access to cover all events of public interest in Austria, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 27 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 27 January 2014 – Journalists should have been granted full access to report on the ball of academic associations in the Hofburg in Vienna last Friday, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns assault on journalist in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 27 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 27 January 2014 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent physical attack on journalist Sinan Alić...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Georgian authorities to ensure effective work of public broadcaster

Publishing date: 24 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 24 January 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed disappointment at the inability of the Georgian Parliament to select new board members for the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB)...

Attacks on journalists must stop, says OSCE media freedom representative, offers to visit Ukraine

Publishing date: 22 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 22 January 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to halt the violence against media and thoroughly investigate all incidents involving journalists...

Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office expresses “concern” over Ukraine

Publishing date: 17 January 2014
Collections: Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 January 2014- Didier Burkhalter, Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, has expressed concern at recent legal measures taken in Ukraine which contain provisions which recriminalize libel and could impose serious restrictions on fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly...

Justice must be served in journalist Hrant Dink’s murder, urges OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 17 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 January 2014 – The masterminds behind the murder of prominent journalist Hrant Dink must be brought to justice, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today, on the seventh anniversary of the journalist’s shooting in Istanbul...

OSCE representative calls on President Yanukovych to veto legislation criminalizing speech, endangering media freedom in Ukraine

Publishing date: 16 January 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 16 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was concerned about the adoption of legislative amendments in Ukraine, including re-criminalization of libel, that endanger free speech...