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Publishing date: 22 June 2018
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Expert Conference on Strengthening media freedom and pluralism in Ukraine during times of conflict in and around the country, Kyiv, 26 June 2018.
Agenda
Publishing date: 22 June 2018
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Expert Conference on Strengthening media freedom and pluralism in Ukraine during times of conflict in and around the country, Kyiv, 26 June 2018.
Closing Remarks- Harlem Désir, OSCE RFOM
Publishing date: 27 June 2018
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Closing remarks of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during the 5th Annual South East Europe Media Conference in Struga, FYRoM on 11 May, 2018.
Opening Remarks- Harlem Désir, OSCE RFOM
Publishing date: 27 June 2018
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Opening Remarks of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media during the 5th Annual South East Europe Media Conference in Struga, FYRoM on 10 May, 2018.
Keynote Speech
Publishing date: 15 June 2018
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Interparliamentary Conference- Upholding the freedom of expression, including media freedom, in the EU and beyond Organized by the European Parliament and the Chamber of Deputies in the Parliament of the Czech Republic- Prague, 14-15 June 2018.
Declaration by participants of the OSCE South East Europe Conference on the shooting of journalist Olivera Lakić
Publishing date: 10 May 2018
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Mission to Serbia, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This declaration serves as a condemnation of the shooting of the investigative journalist, Olivera Lakić, on of 8 May 2018 in Montenegro. The declaration was approved by the participants of the OSCE South East Europe Conference in Struga, 10 May 2018.
Annotated Agenda
Publishing date: 25 May 2018
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Expert Conference on Strengthening media freedom and pluralism in Ukraine during times of conflict in and around the country, Kyiv, 26 June 2018.
Joint Declaration on Media Independence and Diversity in the Digital Age
Publishing date: 2 May 2018
Collections: Joint declarations
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Declaration by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Representative on Freedom of the Media, the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information.
Commentary on the national law “On Television and Radio Broadcasting” of Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 1 March 2018
Collections: Legal reviews
Content type: Legal document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The legal review was commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and conducted by Elena Sherstoboeva, an Associate Professor with the Media Department of the Higher School of Economics in the Russian Federation. The expert points out that the law upholds a number of commitments of Turkmenistan in the field of media freedom, but that there are several provisions that require additional improvement and clarification to meet international standards on freedom of broadcasting media. These provisions include the independence of the licensing agency and that of the public service broadcaster. The review is only available in Russian.
Analysis of the Draft Provision on the “Presentation of media services via Internet” to the Turkish Law No. 6112 on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and Their Media Services
Publishing date: 28 February 2018
Collections: Legal reviews
Content type: Legal document
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The legal review, commissioned by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media from Professor Yaman Akdeniz, an internationally renowned expert on Internet freedom, assesses the Article in light of the above international treaties and offers ways to improve the legislation governing Internet freedom in Turkey. Its main recommendation is to refrain from adopting Article 73 in its current form, and to focus further discussion on licensing that is based on a “notification model” instead of a system of a priori control where media service providers and platform operators would be required to obtain a licence from the Radio and Television Supreme Council (“RTÜK”).