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Communiqué by OSCE Media Freedom Representative Teresa Ribeiro on freedom to perform journalistic duties regardless of frontiers

Publishing date: 3 May 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 3 May 2021 – On World Press Freedom Day 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, launched today a Communiqué on the freedom of journalists and media outlets to perform their journalistic duties abroad.

OSCE Mission to Montenegro marks World Press Freedom Day – a safe environment for journalists is critical

Publishing date: 3 May 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
Congratulating Montenegrin journalists on World Press Day 2021, Siv-Katrine Leirtroe, Acting Head of Mission, said that this year’s theme, Information as a Public Good, emphasizes the need for information to be accurate, verified and timely.

OSCE supports the first national cyberdrill in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 29 April 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
On 28 and 29 April 2021, the first national cyber drill exercise “Digital Kyrgyzstan 2021” was held in Bishkek. The event was organized by the Coordination Center for Cybersecurity of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (CCCS SCNS) with support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the International Telecommunication Union.

Technology-facilitated trafficking, focus of e-Roundtable discussion on Central Asia and OSCE Asian Partners

Publishing date: 28 April 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 28 April 2021- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Valiant Richey concluded today the International "e-Roundtable Discussion on Combating Technology-facilitated Trafficking in Human Beings in Central Asia and across the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation."...

International humanitarian law and state compliance in focus at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting under Armenian Chairmanship

Publishing date: 28 April 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
VIENNA, 28 April 2021 — How states comply with international humanitarian law and the challenges they face in its implementation was the focus of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting held online today under the Armenian FSC Chairmanship.

OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports livestreaming and public broadcasting of the work of Parliamentary committees

Publishing date: 26 April 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Good governance
On 26 April 2021, following a request from Aleksa Bečić, Speaker of Parliament, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided video equipment for livestreaming and broadcasting parliamentary committees.

Addressing anti-Semitism through education: ODIHR and UNESCO propose policy and reforms to tackle intolerance and discrimination

Publishing date: 26 April 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Education, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Addressing anti-Semitism through education ODIHR and UNESCO propose policy and reforms to tackle intolerance and discrimination Addressing anti-Semitism through education is the focus of two events co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the United