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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes official visit to Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
VIENNA, 11 June 2023 – The Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, concluded her visit to Turkmenistan yesterday.
OSCE spotlights Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
On 10 July, in Tashkent, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), together with the Public Fund to Support and Develop National Media in Uzbekistan and the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), held a roundtable discussion on the Freedom of Media in Digital Age.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Concludes 24th Central Asia Media Conference and Country Visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 July 2023
VIENNA, 10 July 2023- The 24th Central Asia Media Conference, titled "At a Crossroads: Safeguarding Media Freedom to Protect Democracy," concluded successfully in Bishkek last Friday. The conference shed light on the intrinsic connection between media freedom and democracy, addressing a wide range of media-related issues. Organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the event brought together more than 120 participants from Central Asia, Mongolia and beyond.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly condemns attack on Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milashina, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 4 July 2023
VIENNA, 4 July 2023 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, strongly condemns today’s violent attack targeting prominent Russian journalist of Novaya Gazeta Elena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov in Chechnya.
Representative on Freedom of the Media’s Slovakia visit highlights media freedom challenges and progress
Publishing date: 9 June 2023
VIENNA, 9 June 2023 – Teresa Ribeiro, the Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), concluded her visit to Slovakia yesterday. The purpose of the visit was to discuss persistent challenges to freedom of the media and assess the progress made in ensuring the safety of journalists in Slovakia.
Urgent collective response needed to safeguard media freedom and protect democracy, concludes Ninth South East Europe Media Conference
Publishing date: 17 May 2023
SKOPJE/VIENNA, May 17, 2023 – The ninth South East Europe Media Conference, "At a Crossroads: Safeguarding Media Freedom to Protect Democracy," concluded today. The conference was organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) in collaboration with OSCE field operations from South East Europe.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media concludes her visit to New York and Washington
Publishing date: 12 May 2023
VIENNA, 12 May 2023- Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Teresa Ribeiro concluded her visit to the United States of America from 1 – 5 May, where she presented the Joint Declaration on Media Freedom and Democracy and hosted several events on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day in New