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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
London police access to editor’s confidential phone records unacceptable, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 3 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 3 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the London Metropolitan Police’s access to The Sun political editor Tom Newton Dunn’s phone records while investigating a source of leaks without his consent is unacceptable...
OSCE calls for greater protection of journalists in Kosovo
Publishing date: 4 September 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA / VIENNA, 4 September 2014 – Following recent threats directed at Visar Duriqi, journalist with the Prishtinë/Priština-based news portal Express, the OSCE media freedom representative, Dunja Mijatović today condemned the threats, and the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, called on institutions in Kosovo to provide greater security for journalists...
Stop targeting journalists, urges OSCE Representative following repeated abduction cases in eastern Ukraine
Publishing date: 5 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 5 September 2014 – Following the continued intimidation of members of the media in Ukraine, most recently a series of abductions of journalists covering the conflict in the eastern part of the country, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today again said that the attacks on journalists must stop...
OSCE Representative concerned about criminal libel charges against journalist in Slovakia
Publishing date: 8 September 2014
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Slovakia
VIENNA, 8 September 2014 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the criminal libel charges filed against journalist Dušan Karolyi in Slovakia are worrying and pose a threat to free media...
New restrictions in Uzbekistan further limit free expression on Internet, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 8 September 2014
What we do: Media laws
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 8 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that amendments to a law in Uzbekistan further limit freedom of expression and free media in the country...
OSCE Representative condemns continued intimidation of free voices in Crimea
Publishing date: 9 September 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 9 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today again expressed her concern about the intimidation of free voices in Crimea following the detention and interrogation of Yelizaveta Bohutskaya, a blogger and contributor to various media outlets, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Crimean desk, in Simferopol...
Repeated threats and vandalism against newspaper in Germany unacceptable, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
What we do: Hate speech, Safety of journalists
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent series of threats and vandalism against the editorial offices of the daily German newspaper Lausitzer Rundschau are unacceptable and must be stopped...
OSCE Representative urges authorities in Ukraine to respect media after raid on Vesti newspaper
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to respect media following a raid by law enforcement officers on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
OSCE Representative welcomes continuation of dialogue with Belarusian authorities, strongly encourages necessary improvement of media freedom situation
Publishing date: 15 September 2014
What we do: Media laws
Location: Belarus
MINSK, 15 September 2014 – During a two-day official visit to Minsk OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović strongly encouraged the authorities to continue working to improve the media freedom situation in Belarus...
OSCE Representative condemns yet another attack on journalists in Russia, appalled by growing violence against members of the media
Publishing date: 18 September 2014
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia