News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports journalists of national public broadcaster RTCG in live and emergency reporting
Publishing date: 18 May 2022
At the invitation of the national public service broadcaster – Radio Television Montenegro (RTCG), the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a three-day in-house training on live and emergency reporting for journalists of RTCG, from 16 to 18 May in Podgorica.
Freedom of expression focus of OSCE-organized workshop in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 16 May 2022
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organizes World Press Freedom Day international conference
Publishing date: 13 May 2022
On 5 May 2022, journalists and media experts from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Germany and the United Kingdom gathered in Dushanbe for an international conference to celebrate World Press Freedom Day.
Whole-of-society approach needed to ensure women’s full enjoyment of freedom of opinion and expression – 2022 Joint Declaration of International Rapporteurs
Publishing date: 3 May 2022
On today’s World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro launched the 2022 Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, together with the freedom of expression mandate holders from the United Nations, the African Commission of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights.
Statement by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2022
Ambassador Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, made the following statement to mark World Press Freedom Day:
Independence, freedom and safety crucial for work of media, says Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro Waag on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2022
Accurate, verified and quality public information depends on journalists, which is why independence, freedom and safety are crucial for their professional work, said Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2022.
Joint Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine and the Importance of Freedom of Expression and Information
Publishing date: 2 May 2022
ABUJA/GENEVA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON D.C., 2 May 2022. In the light of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the continuation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the monitors for freedom of expression and freedom of the media for the United Nations (UN), the African Commission of Human Rights (ACHR), the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (ItACHR), and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) issued the following joint statement: