News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Greece
Publishing date: 11 June 2021
On 11 June, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Konstantinos Kollias to discuss media freedom in the OSCE region and in Greece.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges immediate and unconditional release of all detained journalists in Belarus
Publishing date: 2 June 2021
VIENNA, 2 June 2021 — The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, urged today the public authorities in Belarus to free all journalists and other media workers who have been sentenced, arrested or detained in the country. Most of these journalists were apprehended for their reporting on public events and other political developments in the country.
OSCE Secretary General Schmid concludes visit to Ukraine
Publishing date: 31 May 2021
KYIV, 31 May 2021 — OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded a five-day official visit to Ukraine yesterday.
OSCE Representative Ribeiro, Missions in BiH and Montenegro condemn death threats against journalists Bursać and Šuković, call for swift investigation
Publishing date: 27 May 2021
VIENNA/SARAJEVO/PODGORICA, 27 May 2021- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Kathleen Kavalec and Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro Siv-Katrine Leirtroe urge the authorities in Montenegro and BiH to swiftly investigate and prosecute those responsible for recent death threats against journalist and columnist Dragan Bursać and Editor in Chief of antenam.net Darko Šuković...
A bleak picture when looking at media freedom in region, said OSCE Media Freedom Representative Ribeiro at Permanent Council meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 13 May 2021
VIENNA, 13 May 2021 – When looking at media freedom in the OSCE region, I see a bleak picture, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro. She presented her first biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative meets with Belarusian Union of Journalists
Publishing date: 12 May 2021
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with representatives of the Belarusian Union of Journalists (BUJ) online yesterday, 11 May 2021, to discuss the current state of freedom of expression and media freedom in Belarus.
On the 10th anniversary of the Istanbul Convention, OSCE leaders stress its importance for progressing towards gender equality
Publishing date: 11 May 2021
STOCKHOLM/VIENNA/WARSAW, 11 May 2020- Marking the 10th anniversary of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, OSCE leaders today underlined the importance of this landmark treaty that provides legal standards so that women and girls can live their lives free from violence and abuse.