News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media representative alarmed by killing of Russian journalist, calls for action to protect media professionals
Publishing date: 16 December 2011
VIENNA, 16 December 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the killing of journalist Khadzhimurad Kamalov in Russia’s southern republic of Daghestan and urged the authorities to ensure the safety of all media professionals working in the region...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for urgent measures to improve media freedom situation in Turkey
Publishing date: 15 December 2011
ANKARA, 15 December 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, discussed today with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu media freedom situation in the country, in particular imprisonment of journalists and Internet restrictions...
No security without free media, says OSCE media freedom representative at digital freedom conference
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
Speaking at the conference “Freedom Online” in the Hague on 9 December 2011, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, emphasized the obligation of governments to ensure freedom of the Internet, including giving citizens unrestricted access to multiple sources of information...
OSCE media representative urges Russian authorities not to harass journalists covering protests
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
VIENNA, 9 December 2011-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, urged today Russian authorities to protect journalists reporting from the scene of street protests from detention and police harassment...
OSCE Mission to Moldova and partners discuss new draft media regulations during elections
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
CHIŞINĂU, 6 December 2011 – Draft regulations on the legal framework governing election coverage and political campaigning in the media during the election period were presented today at a roundtable meeting in Chişinău held by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the non-governmental Association for Participatory Democracy...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media briefs journalists at Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, spoke to journalists during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 December 2011. Audio recording of the briefing
Media trends and challenges in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported forum
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
A two-day forum co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss contemporary challenges faced by the media in Kazakhstan was held in Almaty on 5 and 6 December 2011...