March 2016
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion: Civil society on media
This roundtable discussion aims to stimulate debate on the respect of rule of law and functioning of the state institutions during the process of media reform, with a focus on the implementation of media legislation and the so far results…
Conference
Security Days: Refocusing Migration and Security - Bridging National and Regional Responses
This OSCE Security Days event in Rome set out to stimulate a constructive and forward-looking discussion of rapidly evolving migration trends in and around the OSCE area and their complex security implications.
Seminar
The rule of law in the European Union
Staff from the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate in a seminar on the rule of law in the European Union. Among other issues, the participants will discuss best practices on how to protect and promote the rule of…
General event
Our school, our diversity: your story in 60 seconds
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) is organizing a video contest for young people on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the HCNM’s first and ground-breaking recommendations on the educational rights…
Conference
Internet Freedom Festival
Staff from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate in the Internet Freedom Festival, an event that gathers the community keeping the Internet open and uncensored for a week of multidiscplinary…
February 2016
Roundtable
OSCE International Roundtable Discussion on Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism
The event aims to promote co-operation between law enforcement and security services with civil society as well as international co-operation in countering violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism. Participants will share…
Seminar
OSCE Office promotes discussions on water quality in the Aral Sea region
Water resources quality will be the topic of a seminar organized in Kyzylorda by the Office in close partnership with the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Executive Directorate in the Republic of Kazakhstan (IFAS-KZ) for some 40…
Meeting
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting
More than 200 parliamentarians from across the OSCE area will meet for the Parliamentary Assembly's 15th Winter Meeting on 25-26 February 2016 at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna. The Meeting provides an opportunity for OSCE…
Training
OSCE Office supports anti-corruption training seminar for judges
This training seminar is designed by the Office at the request and in close co-operation with Academy of State Service Affairs to strengthen judicial integrity and capacity in handling corruption cases for some 30 judges from the regions of…
Seminar
2016 Harriman Lecture
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will give the 2016 Harriman Lecture at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. The Annual W. Averell Harriman Lectures were inaugurated in 1989 to honor the memory of…
Conference
Illiberal Governance
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, D unja Mijatović, will participate in a high-level conference on the future of democratic principles and pratices. The Representative will be one of the panelists in the discussion panel on…
Seminar
OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar
Changes in the military doctrines of participating States and the impact of this on security in the OSCE area are the focus of the forthcoming High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar for the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co…
Meeting
Propaganda for war and hatred and freedom of the media
Propaganda and its destructive consequences pose imminent threats to media freedom. To better understand and also address the root causes of propaganda, the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, together with the German…
Roundtable
9th meeting of the representatives of media organizations of Russian Federation and Ukraine
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will organize a 9th roundtable discussion between the representatives of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU), and the…
Conference
News organizations standing up for the safety of media professionals
Staff from the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate in an international conference on journalists’ safety. The conference aims to provide news organizations with a platform to discuss existing and new…
Training
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains Border Police Officers on profiling and searching techniques
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in co-operation with the French Embassy in Skopje, UNHCR and NGO LEGIS organizes a three-day training course for 16 Border Police Officers within the Regional Center for Border Affairs South in Kavadarci. The…