OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Deputy Head of Delegation of Lithuania
On 7 May 2021, Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) met with Dangira West, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Lithuanian Delegation, to discuss media freedom in Lithuania and the broader OSCE region.
They discussed issues such as safety of media workers, in particular harassment of female journalists online, media regulation, and current challenges to the full implementation of OSCE media freedom commitments.
Ribeiro expressed her gratitude to Lithuania for its support in publishing the third edition of the Safety of Journalists Guidebook and underlined the importance of joint efforts of all participating States in the implementation of recommendations contained therein. West expressed support of the Lithuanian authorities to the RFOM activities on safety of female journalists online, as well as to the work being done to address hate speech and disinformation.