Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to France
Publishing date: 12 May 2022
On 11 May 2022, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded her official visit to France. Ribeiro met with several government representatives and other senior officials from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 5 May 2022
On 26 April 2022, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded an official two-day visit to Azerbaijan.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 5 May 2022
On 29 April 2022, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded an official two-day visit to Georgia.
Whole-of-society approach needed to ensure women’s full enjoyment of freedom of opinion and expression – 2022 Joint Declaration of International Rapporteurs
Publishing date: 3 May 2022
On today’s World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro launched the 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, together with the freedom of expression mandate holders from the United Nations, the African Commission of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights.
Joint Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine and the Importance of Freedom of Expression and Information
Publishing date: 2 May 2022
ABUJA/GENEVA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON D.C., 2 May 2022. In the light of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the continuation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the monitors for freedom of expression and freedom of the media for the United Nations (UN), the African Commission of Human Rights (ACHR), the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (ItACHR), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued the following joint statement:
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned over recent targeting of media workers in Serbia, urges for swift prosecution of perpetrators
Publishing date: 28 April 2022
VIENNA, 28 April 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, expressed her concern today over the recent targeting of media workers in Serbia, urging the competent authorities to take effective measures to identify and prosecute all those responsible.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 April 2022
From 11 to 13 April 2022, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro conducted her first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Joint SOFJO event with OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 21 April 2022
Vienna, 21 April – Yesterday, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly hosted a Joint Web Dialogue on the Safety of Female Journalists Online: The Role of Parliamentary Action.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces latest arrests of media workers, calls on authorities to repeal restrictive laws
Publishing date: 14 April 2022
VIENNA, 14 April 2022 – Following the arrests of Mikhail Afanasyev, an award-winning editor-in-chief of the Abakan based Novyi Focus online magazine, and Sergei Mikhailov, founder of the Gorno-Altaysk based Listock newspaper, the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom, Teresa Ribeiro, today made the following statement:
OSCE Media Freedom Representative reiterates grave worries regarding safety of journalists in Ukraine
Publishing date: 6 April 2022
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.