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OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned by closure of TV channel in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 14 August 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 14 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today over the closure of the TV channel Aprel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and called for respect for diversity in the media...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro-supported training course on moderation of online user’s comments

Publishing date: 14 August 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
To support media outlets in moderating online comments, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized in Podgorica a six-day training course for five media outlets from Montenegro from 12 to 17 August 2019 in Podgorica...

OSCE Mission to Montenegro-supported training course on moderation of online user’s comments

Publishing date: 14 August 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
To support media outlets in moderating online comments, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a six-day training course for five media outlets from Montenegro from 12 to 17 August 2019 in Podgorica.

Ukrainian court ruling goes against freedom of expression, states OSCE Media Freedom Representative

Publishing date: 7 August 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 7 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his disappointment today at a court ruling in Ukraine fining Hromadske TV for branding a nationalist organization as “neo-Nazi”...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative raises concern and calls to end blocking of Bianet and other social media and news sites in Turkey

Publishing date: 6 August 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 6 August 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his deep concern today regarding the court ruling that blocked access to 136 news sites and social media accounts in Turkey, following a request made by the Gendarmerie General Command...

OSCE continues training seminars on enhancing communication between courts and media in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 2 August 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
An OSCE-supported training seminar on enhancing dialogue and co-operation between the courts and media concluded on 2 August 2019 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. Forty judges-co-ordinators, press secretaries, journalists and bloggers from the cities of Kostanay and Nur-Sultan and the Akmola, Karaganda, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan, Pavlodar regions took part in the event...

OSCE Mission supports training of Montenegro’s public broadcaster RTCG

Publishing date: 31 July 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
To support Montenegro’s public service broadcaster RTCG in its ongoing process of enhancing its professionalism and digitalization, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized an in-house training for RTCG staff in Podgorica from 29 July to 2 August 2019 with Stephen Herrmann, the former editorial director of the BBC’s Monitoring service...