News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Internet freedom and freedom of expression focus of OSCE-organized discussion in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 November 2013
ASHGABAT, 27 November 2013 – International standards and national practices in the area of online media freedom and access to information were discussed at an OSCE-organized roundtable meeting that ended today.
Photojournalists need to have full access to public events at the White House, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
VIENNA, 22 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about restrictions placed on photojournalists covering events at the White House.
OSCE media freedom representative, on official visit to Denmark, urges for full decriminalization of defamation, blasphemy
Publishing date: 21 November 2013
COPENHAGEN, 21 November 2013 – During her official visit to Denmark the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, held high-level meetings and urged for full decriminalization of defamation and blasphemy...
OSCE and EU support use of social media to promote civic activism and political debate in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 November 2013
The role of new media and social networks in the social and political life in Armenia was the topic of a conference which was held today in Yerevan.
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns shooting at French newspaper Libération
Publishing date: 18 November 2013
STOCKHOLM, 18 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a gun attack at the Paris headquarters of the daily newspaper Libération, in which an assistant photographer was injured...
Georgia should uphold its high media freedom standards, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 November 2013
TBILISI, 13 November 2013 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Georgian authorities to stay on the path toward media freedom as she ended her visit to Tbilisi...
To fully ensure free speech in Italy, further changes needed in draft defamation law, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 November 2013
TBILISI, 12 November 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed improvements made by Italian authorities in the draft law on defamation, but also pointed to important problematic provisions that still need to be changed...