September 11, 2017/ By Fairpress Mr. Désir was appointed as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on 18 July 2017 for a period of three years. His activities, as the OSCE RoFM, include observing media developments as part of an early warning function and helping participating States abide by their commitments to freedom…
August 26, 2017/ By Mediamax “There is every reason to believe that Mehman Aliyev’s detention and arrest is politically motivated and I respectfully call upon the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the journalist and guarantee that his fundamental freedoms are not violated further,” Desir said. He noted that there is no need to…
1, November 2016/ By Diplomatic Inteligence OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović Monday condemned the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, Murat Sabuncu, and three of its columnists, Güray Öz, Aydın Engin and Kadri Gürsel, the latter is also a member of the board of the International Press…
August 9, 2016/ By Agenda Ge A high official from the Organization for Security and Co-Operation (OSCE) is praising Georgia for the progress it’s recently made in media pluralism and freedom of the press. OSCE envoy on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic sent a letter to Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs lauding Georgia’s “substantial…
20 November 2015 / By Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty The OSCE’s representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatovic, has deplored the decision of Russian authorities to label the nongovernmental organization Glasnost Defense Foundation (GDF) as a “foreign agent.” In a November 20 statement, Mijatovic said GDF had been “working tirelessly to protect and…
30 October 2015 / By Daily News Media freedom, pluralism and media playing the field for candidates were areas which raised concerns ahead of Turkey’s Nov. 1 elections, according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) election observation leaders, who spoke after their multi-city visit. The OSCE special coordinator for observation of…
12 August 2015 / By Gerorgia Today The sequestration of 100 percent of Rustavi 2’s shares has attracted international attention. The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović assesses that excessive court measures against the Georgian television channel Rustavi 2 based on an ownership dispute may pose a threat to free media and…
29 April 2015 / By OSCE.org The decision to reopen public service broadcaster ERT is a long awaited and important step to protect media pluralism in Greece, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today. ”The decision of the Greek Parliament to reopen ERT is of great importance and I warmly welcome…
1 April 2015 / By OSCE.org VIENNA, 1 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine, have been limited even further, following the end of the imposed re-registration period for all media outlets by 1 April 2015. “Crimean Tatar…
26th November 2014 / By Voice of America The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has condemned as “drastic and disproportionate” an injunction by a court in Kazakhstan effectively shutting down a weekly magazine. The OSCE said Wednesday that the Almaty district court’s order to stop the distribution and publication of the independent magazine…
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