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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative urges Polish President to veto media law
Publishing date: 20 December 2021
VIENNA, 20 December 2021 – In response to the recent parliamentary approval of a draft bill that excludes companies from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) to hold broadcasting licenses in Poland, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro today reiterated her concern for its wider implications for media freedom and called on President Andrzej Duda to veto it.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with US Ambassador
Publishing date: 20 December 2021
On 17 December 2021, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro met with the Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the OSCE, Ambassador Michael Carpenter. They discussed current developments on media freedom and freedom of expression in the United States and the wider OSCE region.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Independent Media Commission in engaging the public to contribute to better media content
Publishing date: 20 December 2021
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Independent Media Commission (IMC) have launched a campaign to engage the public in contributing to better audio-visual media content, and ensuring broadcasters abide by the law and code of conduct.
OSCE supports XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia”
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
An OSCE-supported two-day XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia” was concluded on 19 November 2021 in Almaty. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
Roundtable discussion on analysis of media-related strategic documents of the Republic of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 December 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a roundtable discussion on the analysis of strategic documents concerning the media sector in Tajikistan. The discussion was organized jointly with Public Organization Khoma and took place in Dushanbe on 2 December 2021.
Media freedom and development at the centre of seventh annual Media Development Forum organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 25 November 2021
Today marked the seventh annual Media Development Forum, a platform for dialogue among media, state institutions and civil society organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. This year’s forum focused on the freedom and development of media in Albania.
Media freedom situation deteriorated all over the region, said OSCE Media Freedom Representative at Permanent Council meeting in Vienna
Publishing date: 25 November 2021
VIENNA, 25 November 2021 – The media freedom situation in the OSCE region has not improved since her previous report six months ago, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, during the presentation of her second biannual report to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today.