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Statements by the Representative on Freedom of the Media

Statements by the Representative on Freedom of the Media 

  • OSCE representative deeply concerned about deteriorating media freedom situation in eastern Ukraine
    VIENNA, 8 April 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern about the deteriorating media freedom situation, especially regarding journalists’ safety, in eastern Ukraine...
    Press release
    8 April 2014
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  • Communiqué by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on denial of entry of journalists from one OSCE participating State to another
    Over recent years the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has reacted on a number of occasions when an OSCE participating States denied entry to journalists from other countries. Following recent instances where journalists from Russia were denied entry into Ukraine, as well as reports of de facto authorities in Crimea denying entry to a number of journalists crossing the border of the peninsula, the Representative would like to restate her position on this issue...
    Press statement
    3 April 2014
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  • OSCE media freedom representative lauds changes to Ukrainian law to enforce effective access to information
    TORONTO, 28 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption by Verkhovna Rada of amendments to the Ukrainian legislation introducing long-awaited and competent democratic mechanisms of access to information.
    Press release
    28 March 2014
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  • Communiqué by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on blocking television channels
    Recently politicians, lawmakers and regulators in Ukraine have expressed concern about the influence of Russian television on information security or other national interests. These concerns are often followed by actions that effectively suspend or ban all or some programmes produced in Russia. In a similar development, de facto authorities in Crimea several weeks ago abruptly and brutally switched off almost all Ukrainian television channels and replaced them with channels originating from the Russian Federation.
    Press statement
    27 March 2014
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  • OSCE media freedom representative outraged by attacks against managers of Ukrainian National TV
    CHISINAU, 19 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed her outrage about the attack by a group of members of the Ukrainian political party “Svoboda”, including some members of Verkhovna Rada, on the acting President of National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU), forcing him to resign...
    Press release
    19 March 2014
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  • OSCE media freedom representative concerned about new steps to restrict media plurality in Ukraine
    VIENNA, 11 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about demands that cable operators in Ukraine stop transmitting certain Russian television channels...
    Press release
    11 March 2014
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  • OSCE media freedom representative calls for immediate release of kidnapped journalists in Crimea, Ukraine
    VIENNA, 10 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for the immediate release of the two Ukrainian journalists who were kidnapped on 9 March...
    Press release
    10 March 2014
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  • Media freedom under siege in Crimea, Ukraine, says OSCE representative
    VIENNA, 8 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the continuous closure of television channels and attacks on journalists in Crimea...
    Press release
    8 March 2014
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