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OSCE: Increased threats to media freedom, law reform and decriminalization of defamation are crucial
Publishing date: 31 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina responded to an inquiry from the Federal News Agency (FENA) on the state of the media and media freedoms in BiH in 2023, the current biggest challenges in this regard, and steps forward.
OSCE-supported seminar provides Ukraine’s media community leaders a space for in-depth review of journalistic ethics and challenges to media freedom in times of war
Publishing date: 5 December 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Media freedom and development
Ukrainian journalists, editors, media managers, communication experts from governmental and public sectors spent four days in a Carpathian resort to withdraw from day-to-day work hassle and war-related trials in order to take a critical look at the state of affairs in country’s media sphere at a seminar organized by Aspen Institute Kyiv and the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU). The event "Media and Reality: Dimensions of Responsibility," that took place in Polyana, Zakarpathia oblast on 29 November – 3 December 2023, involved 24 media community leaders selected through an open call for applications.
OSCE Chairpersonship and participating States highlight safety of women journalists at Ministerial Council side event
Publishing date: 1 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
On 1 December, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bujar Osmani and 45 OSCE participating States issued a joint statement at a Ministerial Council (MC) side event with OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro on the safety of women journalists.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro works with journalism students on how to report on all forms of violence against women and presents newest research on how media report on it
Publishing date: 24 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development
How to investigate and report on gender-based violence with a victim-centred approach, was the focus of a training course the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized for students from the Media Studies and Journalism Department of the Faculty of Political Science on 23 November.
“Defending media freedom is defending the core of democratic societies,” says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 23 November 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 23 November 2023 – At a pivotal juncture for media freedom, Teresa Ribeiro, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, delivered her sixth biannual report to the Permanent Council today. The report, a reflection on her three-year tenure, portrays a media environment under duress. With media freedom serving as a barometer of democratic viability, Ribeiro's findings signal an urgent call to action.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes visit to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 November 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 21 November 2023 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, has concluded her visit to Uzbekistan which took place from 15 to 17 November. The visit included a series of high-level meetings with Uzbekistan’s officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister, Gairat Fazilov, Assistant to the President, Saida Mirziyoyeva, Chair of the Committee of the Legislative Chamber for Innovations, Information Policy and Information Technologies, Ilhom Abdullayev, and the Director of the Agency for Information and Mass Communications, Asadjon Khodjaev.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concludes visit to Kazakhstan, discussing the Draft Law on Mass Media
Publishing date: 15 November 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASTANA, 15 November 2023 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, concluded a two-day official visit to Kazakhstan. During the visit, she engaged in a series of productive meetings with various stakeholders, including Minister of Culture and Information Aida Balayeva, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Roman Vassilenko, and Assistant to the President on internal policies and communication Ruslan Zheldybay. She also met with members of Parliament, including the Chair of the Committee for Social and Cultural Development of the Mazhilis, Ashkat Aimagambetov, the Chair of the Working Group on Drafting the Law on Mass Media, Zhanarbek Ashimzhanov, and with MP Nikita Shatalov.