News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkey to release imprisoned journalists
Publishing date: 24 July 2017
VIENNA, 24 July 2017 – The start of the trial against journalists and board members of the daily newspaper Cumhuriyet today highlights the urgent need to protect journalism and improve media freedom in Turkey, Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media stated...
OSCE organizes training on journalists’ rights and responsibilities in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 July 2017
Journalists from Turkmenistan’s media, judges from the supreme, city and district courts, lawyers from the bar association and participated in an OSCE-supported training course on the journalists’ rights and duties on 19-20 July 2017 in Ashgabat...
OSCE media freedom representative urges authorities in Ukraine and other OSCE participating States to end impunity for murders of journalists
Publishing date: 20 July 2017
VIENNA, 20 July 2017 – On the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Ukraine, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today called on the national authorities in all OSCE participating States to do their utmost to end impunity for attacks and murders of journalists...
Head of OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe meets Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 7 July 2017
DUSHANBE, 7 July 2017 – Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, met Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Aslov Sirodjidin Muhridinovich in Dushanbe today. She gave an update on the transition of the “OSCE Office in Tajikistan” into the “OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe”, which came into effect on 1 July 2017, as mandated by the OSCE Permanent Council Decision 1251...
Urgent need for states to step up efforts to address safety of journalists discussed at media freedom conference in Vilnius
Publishing date: 4 July 2017
VILNIUS, 4 July 2017 – Journalists and human rights defenders, academics and civil society representatives gathered in Vilnius on Monday to discuss with state officials and decision-makers how to guarantee the safety of journalists. The conference, The Safety of Journalists – New Challenges and Responses, was opened by Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports workshop for young journalists and journalism students
Publishing date: 29 June 2017
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan held an interactive workshop for 15 young journalists and students of journalism from the Khatlon region and Dushanbe in its central office in the capital on 28 and 29 June 2017...
Safeguarding media freedom in volatile environments in spotlight at conference organized by Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
VIENNA, 21 June 2017 – Major threats to media freedom and freedom of expression, particularly in those regions affected by conflict and crisis, were the focus of the conference, Media Freedom in Volatile Environments, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, which concluded in Vienna yesterday...