News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports World Press Freedom Day conference
Publishing date: 3 May 2018
Journalists from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia took part in the international conference Freedom of Speech: Opportunities and Perspectives in the Region in Dushanbe on 3 May to mark World Press Freedom Day.
Political processes must adhere to democratic values, says OSCE Head of Mission to Montenegro on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2018
PODGORICA, 3 May 2018 – “Political processes must adhere to democratic values, which are the foundation of media and institutional independence,” said OSCE Head of Mission to Montenegro Maryse Daviet on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day...
Media independence and diversity in the digital age highlighted in Joint Declaration by OSCE media freedom representative, UN & regional counterparts
Publishing date: 2 May 2018
ACCRA, 2 May 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today issued the 2018 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression, together with the other international rapporteurs on freedom of expression, at a high-level meeting organised by UNESCO in Accra, Ghana, to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2018 on 3 May. This year’s Joint Declaration focuses on “media independence and diversity in the digital age”...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes positive developments in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 April 2018
VIENNA, 27 April 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today welcomed a number of positive steps for media freedom in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE supports seminar on enhancing journalist awareness on newly adopted amendments to media legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 April 2018
An OSCE-supported two-day seminar on enhancing media awareness on newly adopted amendments to media legislation concluded on 27 April 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE representative welcomes release of Akın Atalay in Turkey but strongly condemns prison sentences for Cumhuriyet journalists and staff
Publishing date: 26 April 2018
VIENNA, 26 April 2018- While welcoming the acquittal of three Cumhuriyet staff, and the release of CEO Akın Atalay, OSCE media freedom representative Harlem Désir strongly condemned the prison sentences issued by the court in Silivri, Turkey, to the majority of the defendants...
Concluding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative calls for strengthening independence of public service broadcasting and protecting safety of journalists
Publishing date: 20 April 2018
SARAJEVO, 20 April 2018 – OSCE media freedom representative Harlem Désir, concluded today his first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, emphasizing the need to strengthen media pluralism, including respecting the independence and sustainability of public service broadcasting, and the need to protect safety of journalists in the country...