Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

WARSAW/VIENNA, 6 October 2022 – The Russian Federation’s illegal annexation of territory in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, which was signed into law earlier this week, was strongly condemned by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro.

VIENNA, 6 April 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today reiterated her grave worries regarding the safety of journalists during the Russian ongoing military attack in Ukraine, as the death toll, injuries and harassment of media workers grows.

VIENNA, 24 March 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today condemned the killing of Oksana Baulina, a journalist with The Insider investigative project, in Kyiv yesterday and reiterated her serious concern about the safety of journalists in the context of the Russian military attack against Ukraine.

VIENNA, 27 February 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today expressed her serious concern about the safety of journalists in the context of the Russian military action against Ukraine. She also stressed the need to consider and protect as civilians media professionals in areas of armed conflict.

VIENNA, 22 February 2022 – In light of the recent deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro, today made the following statement.

VIENNA, 17 February 2022 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro reiterated today her concern regarding Ukraine’s practice of applying sanctions against media outlets.

VIENNA, 25 August 2021 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today expressed her concern regarding Ukraine’s practice of applying sanctions that negatively affect the work of media outlets and journalists.

On 16 July 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded an official three-day visit to Ukraine.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 3 February 2021, with Ambassador Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk to discuss the media freedom developments in Ukraine and areas in which the RFoM’s institution can provide assistance. In particular, the discussion focused on the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine on the application of sanctions against certain media outlets, which was enacted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 2 February 2021.

VIENNA, 31 March 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, called today on the Ukrainian Government not to cut the budget of the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, UA:PBC...