Media freedom under siege in Ukraine
OSCE RFoM Dunja Mijatović in Ukraine
The Representative visited Ukraine (Kyiv and Crimea) 4-7 March and again on 14-16 April (Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa) to make a first-hand assessment of the media freedom situation and to meet with senior government officials, civil society and media representatives.
Good discussion with @AndriiDesh @MFA_Ukraine on #safetyofjournalists, access for journalists, blocking of TV pic.twitter.com/5IkboHwwJI
— Dunja Mijatovic (@OSCE_RFoM) April 15, 2014
Journalists are seen as a threat to those who think accurate reporting is the enemy says @OSCE_RFoM @coe #safetyofjournalist seminar #Kyiv
— Dunja Mijatovic (@OSCE_RFoM) April 15, 2014
Selected statements
Statement by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on denial of entry of journalists from one OSCE participating State to another
VIENNA, 3 April 2014
I encourage participating States to fulfil their OSCE commitments and refrain from any steps to restrict the free flow of information. In addition, journalists negatively affected by denials of entry should be given the opportunity to appeal.
Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Statement by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on blocking television channels
VIENNA, 27 March 2014
...everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
Selected press releases
OSCE representative deeply concerned about deteriorating media freedom situation in eastern Ukraine
VIENNA, 8 April 2014
Once again journalists have become one of the primary targets of violence in Ukraine. I call on the authorities to take determined and vigorous steps to stop threats to the media community.
OSCE media freedom representative lauds changes to Ukrainian law to enforce effective access to information
TORONTO, 28 March 2014
I call on the authorities to ensure the effective implementation of the new law, ensuring the people of Ukraine their full right to freely seek and receive information.
In the media
Video interview, CNN: Media in Ukraine ‘under siege,’ says OSCE
21 April 2014
“Media is under siege in Ukraine.” That’s the assessment of an @OSCE rep just back from a fact-finding mission: http://t.co/4nJ75aniN2
— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) April 21, 2014
Very good meeting with journalists from #Kharkiv @nsju_org @kanalukraine @ua_telekritika @radiosvoboda pic.twitter.com/GmIX4QI0Md
— Dunja Mijatovic (@OSCE_RFoM) April 14, 2014
Video interview, RadioSvoboda.org (in Ukrainian): В ОБСЄ радять протидіяти російській пропаганді правдивими фактами
14 April 2014
В ОБСЄ радять протидіяти російській пропаганді правдивими фактами http://t.co/X1rNKKkzcf via @radiosvoboda
— Dunja Mijatovic (@OSCE_RFoM) April 15, 2014
Interview, Die Presse (in German): "Attacken auf Reporter werden kaum untersucht"
14 April 2014
Interview, Vedomosti.ru (in Russian): Больше, а не меньше информации — вот что нужно в смутное время
17 March 2014
The Huffington Post: A Free Press Crusader on the Crimean Front
7 March 2014
Interview, Kommersant.ru (in Russian): «С декабря нападениям подверглись более 170 журналистов»: Представитель ОБСЕ оценила в интервью "Ъ" безопасность работы СМИ на Украине
7 March 2014