News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains journalists on freedom of expression and preventing hate speech in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 September 2017
An OSCE-supported seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter hate speech on the internet took place on 25 September 2017 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative condemns murder of American-Syrian journalist Halla Barakat and her mother Orouba Barakat
Publishing date: 23 September 2017
VIENNA, 23 September 2017 – “Brutal killing of an American-Syrian journalist and her mother, both reporting about the situation in Syria, highlights the dangers that critical journalists face in their work,” said today OSCE Media Freedom Representative Harlem Désir...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative takes note of release of Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena from house arrest, but condemns his conviction
Publishing date: 22 September 2017
VIENNA, 22 September 2017 –The release from house arrest of Mykola Semena, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been noted by OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, who however condemned the conviction and imposition of a ban on “public activities”.
Law-enforcement officials in Kazakhstan trained on media relations by OSCE
Publishing date: 22 September 2017
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar, aimed at improving the interaction between law-enforcement agencies and the media, took place from 18 to 22 September 2017 in Astana.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducts workshop for judges and journalists in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 September 2017
The importance of having impartial and independent judiciary and media, international mechanisms ensuring freedom of expression and media and access to information were the focus of the OSCE-supported workshop for 19 judges and 11 journalists that took place in Khoja Obigarm on 21 and 22 September 2017...
OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on co-operation between public service broadcaster Radio Television of Montenegro and the Government of Montenegro
Publishing date: 20 September 2017
PODGORICA, 20 September 2017 – The contract of co-operation, which is being developed between Radio-Television of Montenegro and the Government of Montenegro with respect to public services, was the focus of yesterday's roundtable discussion organized by OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with Radio-Television Montenegro (PBS RTCG)...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomes release of French journalist Loup Bureau
Publishing date: 15 September 2017
VIENNA, 15 September 2017 – “I welcome the decision of the court to release Loup Bureau from prison,” said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, commenting the discharge of the French journalist from jail in Turkey today. “The next step is to drop all charges. Journalistic work should not be criminalized,” the Representative said.