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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Participants of annual Central Asia Media Conference highlight need to uphold OSCE media freedom commitments while countering ‘harmful content’
Publishing date: 9 October 2020
VIENNA, 9 October 2020 – The 22nd Central Asia Media Conference, organized online by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), concluded today. Over the course of the three-day conference, around 150 journalists, representatives of NGOs, academia, international experts, and government agencies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan as well as Mongolia, discussed a broad range of issues related to freedom of the media and freedom of information in the region, with a special focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
OSCE Media freedom office calls for proposals on initiatives that address challenge of Artificial Intelligence on freedom of expression
Publishing date: 6 October 2020
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) is calling for proposals for innovative ideas and initiatives to tackle the challenges brought by Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the freedom of expression. This call is being made as part of the RFoM’s project, Spotlight on the Impact of AI on Freedom of Expression (#SAIFE). Initiatives selected by the RFoM will receive funding for their implementation...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan hosts high-level event on the occasion of International Day on Universal Access to Information
Publishing date: 29 September 2020
On 28 September 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) organized a high-level conference to mark International Day on Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). The event was organized in co-operation with the Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media.
OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting: Good relations between police and media can raise public confidence, help solve crimes, keep communities safe
Publishing date: 28 September 2020
VIENNA, 28 September 2020 – A healthy relationship between the police and the media can increase public confidence in law enforcement, help solve crimes and ultimately keep communities safe, said opening speakers of the 2020 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM), held in Vienna and online today...
Progress and challenges over three decades of safeguarding democracy and human rights: OSCE webinar series begins today
Publishing date: 28 September 2020
WARSAW/VIENNA, 28 September 2020 – The increasing challenges to the rights and freedoms at the heart of the OSCE commitments to human rights and democracy made 30 years ago, as well as the need for a greater understanding that only a dialogue based on mutual respect will enable us to overcome our common challenges, form the backdrop for a month-long series of webinars beginning today...
OSCE dialogue meeting for journalists discusses media coverage of the Transdniestrian settlement process
Publishing date: 25 September 2020
An online dialogue meeting focusing on reporting on the Transdniestrian settlement process, co-organized by the OSCE Mission in Moldova and the local NGO Independent Journalism Centre (IJC), was held on 24 September 2020. The event aimed at encouraging co-operation between journalists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, and contributing to media pluralism and advancing quality journalism...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan runs a series of online webinars on the role of media in countering terrorism and violent extremism
Publishing date: 25 September 2020
A webinar dedicated to the role of media in countering terrorism and violent extremism, was conducted on 21 and 22 September 2020. Twenty journalists from the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the Ferghana region participated in the event. It was organized within the framework of co-operation between the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Center for Retraining Journalists of Uzbekistan.