News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
It’s our responsibility to respect and protect diversity and freedom of all voices, OSCE media freedom representative tells Permanent Council
Publishing date: 5 July 2018
VIENNA, 5 July 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today sounded the alarm on the gravity and deterioration of media freedom in the OSCE region, as he presented his biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, one year after his appointment...
Policy of discrimination of media as “foreign agents” should stop, says OSCE Representative following legal amendments in Russia
Publishing date: 4 July 2018
VIENNA, 4 July 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today raised his concern about the draft law amending the “Statute on the Mass Media” in the Russian Federation. If adopted in its current state, the law would extend the status of “foreign agent” not only to media but to individual journalists and other authors.
OSCE organizes training seminar on enhancing court communication through social media
Publishing date: 4 July 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan organized a two-day seminar “News-making in public relations — an effective tool for securing active presence in social media” from 4 to 5 July 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Mechanisms for protection of media professionals focus of OSCE workshops in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 June 2018
SARAJEVO, 29 June 2018 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded today in Zenica the last in a series of workshops on the professional reporting and protection mechanisms for journalists and media professionals. The workshops, held in Mostar, Banja Luka, Brcko, Bihac and Zenica, gathered around 100 journalists, students of journalism, photojournalists and cameramen. They were designed to familiarize journalists with the legal framework and professional standards governing their rights and obligations in order for them to be able to perform their duties and tasks in a professional manner...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly condemns shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper office, expresses solidarity with media community in USA
Publishing date: 29 June 2018
VIENNA, 29 June 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed shock and strong condemnation following the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland in the United States of America...
Promotion of tolerance and prevention of hate speech in media focus of OSCE Mission to Montenegro workshops in Budva and Kolasin
Publishing date: 28 June 2018
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Agency for Electronic Media, organized two workshops for representatives of local public broadcasters on the promotion of tolerance and the prevention of hate speech in media, on 27 June 2018 in Budva and 28 June in Kolasin...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes amendment to Polish ‘Holocaust law’ about which he previously raised serious concerns
Publishing date: 28 June 2018
VIENNA, 28 June 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir welcomed yesterday’s initiative by the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, to amend the ‘Holocaust law’ and the swift decision by the lower house of Poland’s parliament to remove criminal penalties for ascribing any responsibility to the Polish nation for the Holocaust, including suggestions regarding its complicity...