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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes lecture course on political communication for students in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 October 2022
Some seventy students representing the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Magtymguly Turkmen State University and the International University for Humanities and Development attended an OSCE-organized lecture course on political communication, which took
Challenges of disinformation and propaganda at focus of 8th annual Media Development Forum organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 11 October 2022
On 11 October, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized its eighth annual Media Development Forum, a platform for dialogue among media, public institutions and civil society. This year’s Forum focused on press freedom and the development of media in the country, journalist safety, and the challenges
Türkiye should review the new draft disinformation bill to fully align with OSCE media freedom commitments, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 10 October 2022
VIENNA, 10 October 2022 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Teresa Ribeiro expressed her concern today regarding the “Draft Bill on the Amendment of the Press Law and Some Laws,” that is currently being debated in the Turkish Parliament. The proposed law aims at criminalising the spread of disinformation in the online sphere with possible jail sentences of up to three years.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces continued persecution of Belarusian media professionals
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
VIENNA, 7 October 2022 — The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today strongly condemned the continued sentencing of journalists and media workers in Belarus, following the criminal conviction of former and current employees of independent news agency BelaPAN.
Concluding visit to Tajikistan, OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on authorities to address various media freedom issues, and offers assistance
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
DUSHANBE, 7 October 2022- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, raised several media freedom issues during her official visit to Tajikistan between 3 and 7 October 2022.
Annexation of Ukrainian territories is illegal and a threat to human rights, say OSCE human rights Director and OSCE media freedom Representative
Publishing date: 6 October 2022
WARSAW/VIENNA, 6 October 2022 – The Russian Federation’s illegal annexation of territory in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, which was signed into law earlier this week, was strongly condemned by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes second training session on live and emergency reporting for RTCG journalists
Publishing date: 6 October 2022
Following an in-house training on live and emergency reporting in May, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized the second round of a training course for journalists of the national public service broadcaster – Radio Television Montenegro (RTCG) to improve their skills and techniques to better report live on developing stories from 3 to 5 October.