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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Young journalists from Western Balkans come together under OSCE Presence in Albania’s ‘Youth Trail’ to tackle media issues
Publishing date: 15 October 2021
Eighteen young journalists from the Western Balkans gathered in Tirana from 10 to 14 October 2021 to discuss media challenges across the region and brainstorm on ways of tackling them...
During visit of OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Albanian authorities reiterated will to bring draft media laws in line with international standards
Publishing date: 14 October 2021
VIENNA, 14 October 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded her official visit to Albania yesterday. During her visit, Ribeiro met with several governmental authorities, including Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Foreign Affairs Olta Xhaçka, President Ilir Meta, Speaker of Parliament Lindita Nikolla, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media Agron Gjekmarkaj and Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Media Petro Koçi.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
On 1 October 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, to discuss the current state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative congratulates 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winning journalists, which underscores importance of media freedom
Publishing date: 8 October 2021
VIENNA, 8 October 2021 — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today congratulated prominent journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa for winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and expressed her content with the importance the Nobel Committee attaches to freedom of expression and media freedom.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on Russian authorities to abandon practice of designating journalists and media outlets as ‘foreign agents’
Publishing date: 4 October 2021
VIENNA, 4 October 2021 – Amid continued designation of journalists and media outlets as ‘foreign agents’ in the Russian Federation, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today reiterated her grave concern regarding this controversial practice and called on the authorities to abandon it.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro provides project management consultancy to the Department for Media Studies and Journalism at University of Montenegro
Publishing date: 4 October 2021
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro is supporting the Department for Media Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Montenegro with intensive workshops on project management cycles during the month of October.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative urges for acquittal of Turkish journalists Erol Önderoğlu, Ahmet Nesin, human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
VIENNA, 29 September 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro urges the Turkish authorities to acquit journalists Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin, and human rights defender and physician Şebnem Korur Fincancı, ahead of their retrial hearing on 30 September. They face a lengthy jail sentence on terrorism-related charges for their participation in a 2016 press freedom campaign.