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Challenges and opportunities for freedom of peaceful assembly, including new technologies, focus of OSCE human rights meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 22 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA, 22 November 2019 – How best to ensure the full enjoyment of the freedom of peaceful assembly by people in the OSCE area and beyond, including through participating States’ full implementation of existing OSCE commitments was the focus of the third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting held under the auspices of Slovakia’s 2019 OSCE Chairmanship. The two-day meeting concluded today in Vienna...

Legal safety of journalists must be reinforced, stresses OSCE Media Freedom Representative Désir at Permanent Council meeting in Vienna

Publishing date: 21 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 21 November 2019 – Not only the physical safety but also the legal safety of journalists needs to be protected, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir as he presented his biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative appalled by decision to re-arrest Ahmet Altan in Turkey one week after his release

Publishing date: 12 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 November 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep concern today regarding the re-arrest of the journalist and writer Ahmet Altan.

Young people in Montenegro discuss their engagement in combating violent radicalization

Publishing date: 8 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Youth
How youth engagement can combat violent radicalization was the topic of a two-day workshop on 7 and 8 November 2019 in Budva. The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, together with the Ministry of Sports and Youth, organized the event...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative condemns targeting of six journalists in Spain, calls for calm and safe environment ahead of elections

Publishing date: 7 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
MOSCOW, 7 November 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, condemned today the targeting of six journalists in Spain.

OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes release of journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak in Turkey

Publishing date: 4 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today’s court decision in Turkey to release the journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak.

Good practices in interviewing victims of human trafficking in focus of OSCE training course for Ukrainian officials

Publishing date: 1 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Policing
The second training course on good practices in interviewing victims of human trafficking, organized as part of an OSCE project, was held from 28 to 31 October 2019 in Kyiv for Ukrainian officials working in this area...