OSCE Mission to Georgia

Freedom of expression is one of the most basic human rights and is a necessary condition for the development of a stable democracy. The Mission aims to ensure that commitment to freedom of the media in Georgia is in line with the norms and standards accepted by the OSCE participating States.

To increase the media's capacity to inform citizens in a balanced and objective way, the Mission supports the development of skills for professionals working in regional independent broadcast media.

The Mission has organized training sessions on aspects of professional and pluralistic reporting for journalists from South Ossetia, Ajara and other regions in Georgia. It has also supported monitoring of the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act in the regions as well as in the capital.

The Mission hosts the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's annual media conferences for media professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The third South Caucasus Media conference was held in Tbilisi in November 2006.