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Legal review of the draft laws on changes and amendments to the Law on Audiovisual Media in the Republic of Albania (Proposal of a Law on Media Services). The analysis was prepared by Dr. Joan Barata Mir, an independent media freedom expert.

Main address by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, at the 2019 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

Opening remarks by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, at the 2019 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, Poland, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

This report takes a retrospective look at existing international standards, current national and international practices of policy-making and regulation, as well as related efforts by media associations and companies in the OSCE region to countering disinformation in the context of freedom of the media.

This legal review analyses the draft Law on Diligence and Responsibility Online of the Republic of Austria. The analysis was commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and conducted by Prof Nikolaus Forgó, Professor of Law at the University of Vienna. The draft Law was analysed and compared with OSCE commitments and international standards on freedom of expression and media freedom.

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.

This legal review analyses the amendments to the Law on Audio and Audio-visual media services in North Macedonia. The analysis was prepared by Professor Dr Katrin Nyman Metcalf, a renowned international expert in communications law.

This legal review analyses the current law on Electronic Media of Montenegro, aimed at assisting local authorities in the preparation of future amendments. The analysis was prepared by Professor Dr Sandra Bašić-Hrvatin, a well-known expert in Montenegro. The law was analysed and compared with OSCE commitments, the EU Directive on Audio-visual Media Services and Council of Europe recommendations.

21st Central Asia Media Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 17 July 2019.

1234th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council