OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

BELGRADE - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic said Thursday that she had good cooperation with the Serbian authorities and would continue to work together with them, despite certain disagreements, to improve the media freedom situation.

"Firm commitment to freedom of expression"

BELGRADE -- Serbian Foreign Minister and OSCE chairman Ivica Dacic says Serbia is "firmly committed to protecting the safety of journalists and freedom of expression."

This is a key element of a truly democratic society, Dacic said.

BELGRADE - The two-day international conference entitled "Protection of safety and integrity of journalists in the OSCE region" will open in the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade on Thursday.

OSCE media rep "surprised by Russian criticism"

MOSCOW -- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic says she is surprised by Russian FM Sergei Lavrov's doubts about the organization's impartiality.

Lavrov questions impartiality of OSCE regarding media

GENEVA -- The international community should pay special attention to media freedom in Ukraine, while the OSCE has a biased attitude about it, Sergei Lavrov has said.

VIENNA - Dunja Mijatovic, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, said Wednesday she was pleased that the Serbian Chairmanship was "paying special attention to free media in the OSCE region and journalists' safety."

OSCE warns RS about draft on public peace and order

VIENNA -- The draft Law on Public Peace and Order tabled for adoption at the next session of the RS assembly "could be used to limit free expression on social media."

VIENNA - Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE representative on freedom of the media, has said that she has regular contacts with the authorities in Serbia with regards to the topic of freedom of the media, though she does not always see eye to eye with them

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and Serbian Foreign Minister and OSCE Chair Ivica Dacic will take part in the solidarity march in Paris on Sunday which will be organised in response to the terrorist attack on the editorial of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

VIENNA - Serbia respects freedom of the media and freedom of expression and the Serbian government condemns any attempt to violate these freedoms, Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Ivan Tasovac stated in the talks with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic on Tuesday.