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Media and digital literacy specialist Vanja Ibrahimbegovic Tihak (left) addressing participants at at a media literacy workshop the OSCE orgnised for university students across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, 10 March 2018.

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OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir speaking at a panel on safety of female journalists at the United Nations Headquarters, 14 March 2018, New York.

International Women's Day

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Message from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir and Barbara Trionfi, Director of IPI.

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(l-r) Ainura Temirbekova, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism of Kyrgyz Republic, Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Olim Salimzoda, Chairman of Majlisi Namoyandagon’s Committee on International Relations, Public Organizations and Information during the opening speech, Dushanbe, 2 March 2018.

OSCE RFOM Harlem Désir on #SOFJO

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In this clip, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir talks about how he and his Office work to strengthen Safety of Female Journalists Online (#SOFJO). ... OSCE ... Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ... OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Institutions

Arzu Geybullayeva, freelance journalist (#SOFJO)

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Starting in 2014, Arzu Geybullayeva has been the target of an extensive online abuse campaign including dozens of death and rape threats. She reclaimed her power online by documenting and tracking down the users responsible for the harassment. Despite continued daily online harassment, she has made a name for herself as a champion for media freedom, speaking openly and loudly against online and physical intimidation of journalists in her native Azerbaijan, throughout the OSCE region and beyond. The views expressed in this video are solely those of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

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Participants at the 17th roundtable discussion between representatives of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) and the National Union of the Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), Vienna, 22 February 2018.

Julie Lalonde (#SOFJO)

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Julie Lalonde is an award-winning women’s rights activist and Director of Hollaback!, a global organization that works to transform the culture of harassment and violence and to develop strategies to ensure equal access to public spaces. She participated as trainer in a workshop in OSCE RFoM's project Safety of Female Journalists Online (#SOFJO).

Nani Jansen Reventlow (#SOFJO)

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Nani Jansen Reventlow is a human rights lawyer specialized in strategic litigation and freedom of expression. As the Director of the Digital Freedom Fund, she helps to support partners in Europe to advance digital rights through strategic litigation. She participated as one of the trainers in the OSCE RFoM Safety of Female Journalists Online project.

Manon Muti and Holly Davis (#SOFJO)

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This video, part of the OSCE RFoM Safety of Female Journalists Online project, features Manon Muti and Holly Davis. Women who face online harassment have little recourse when it comes to reporting, receiving support or legal redress. At best, they are encouraged to ignore the abuse and turn off the computer and at worst are blamed for the abuse or for undermining others’ free speech. What’s more, with technology constantly changing, the way in which women are attacked is also constantly changing.

Media Freedom in Volatile Environments- video by young Russian and Ukrainian journalists within the project "Two countries- one profession".

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Video from the OSCE RFOM conference Media Freedom in Volatile Environments, which took place 19-20 June 2017 in Vienna. The video was produced by young journalists from Russia and Ukraine, participating in the project "Two countries- One profession", with the support of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The views expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The video is only available in Russian.

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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir (r) met with the President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset, Vienna, 8 January 2018.