Publications

This special report by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media elaborates on the role of both law enforcement agencies and journalists during public assemblies, and offers observations and recommendations in order for the media to be able to provide coverage of such public events without undue hindrance.

This publication describes possible ways to introduce models of Press Ombudsperson/Media Ethics Focal Point, elaborated by experts engaged by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. The models are based on analysis of international practices of self- and co-regulation and on specifics of

The publication Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Influence on Freedom of Expression, Media Perspectives and Regulatory Trends is the study on AI and its impact on freedom of expression in Serbia which could be useful contribution for future discussions and policy deliberations. The publication is available in Serbian language.

The report Media Outlets in the Languages of National Minorities- Research and Analysis offers insight into the system of public information in languages of national minorities, presents the outlets and content they provide, ownership modalities, and panoply of issues such media and journalists working in them are facing.

The aim of this guide is to encourage OSCE participating States to adopt good practices to address and prevent childhood statelessness, ensure universal birth registration and implement other positive measures to protect stateless children. It summarizes the international legal framework relating to the prevention of childhood statelessness and provides examples of good practices from selected OSCE participating States. The guide was jointly developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and UNHCR.

An analysis of the OSCE Mission to Serbia's monitoring results. The report was created in the framework of the EU funded “Support to Monitoring of National War Crimes Trials (Phase III)” project. The findings contained in the report are based on the analysis of a large volume of data collected through monitoring of war crimes proceedings held in Serbia between 2020 and 2023.

Anti-Roma racism and discrimination against Roma and Sinti communities continues to persist in various forms across the OSCE area. We often witness human rights violations and racist and discriminatory practices that impede the participation of Roma and Sinti in all walks of life.

In order to provide stakeholders of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with more detailed knowledge about the differentiation between inappropriate and hate speech, the Mission hired an international consultant to produce a comprehensive research. The study examines and differentiates the fine lines between inappropriate, defamatory and hate speech in media content, with a particular focus on online media. Within the research, the consultant explains the lines between expressions of opinion, allegations, defamations and incitement to violence, hate speech and other forms of deliberate disinformation present in media content. The research compares EU and Montenegrin law and regulations, including the practise of the ECHR, media standards on self-regulation, and Journalist’s Codes of Ethics.