May 2014
Roundtable
Meeting of the representative of media organizations of Russian Federation and Ukraine
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media is organizing a roundtable discussion between the representatives of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ), Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU), and the National…
Seminar
Seminar on promoting the proficiency of the work of court press-services
The seminar “Promoting the proficiency of the work of court press-services” aims to enhance the skills of the public outreach skills of court press officers. A special focus will be made on facilitating the methods of public presentations…
Conference
Regional conference on the role of national jurisdictions in the implementation of international humanitarian law
This two-day conference offers around 65 judges, prosecutors and legal experts from South-Eastern Europe and selected European countries, the opportunity to take stock of the current status of war crimes prosecutions in South-Eastern Europe…
Conference
Journalists and Whistleblowers in an Era of Mass State Surveillance
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an international seminar entitled Journalists and Whistleblowers in an Era of Mass State Surveillance. The participants will discuss one central issue at…
Roundtable
Expert Roundtable on Cross-Border Mobility and Visa Facilitation in the OSCE region
The Roundtable will mark the launch of OSCE/ODIHR’s Baseline Study on Cross-Border Mobility in the OSCE Region and will offer a platform for discussion on the findings and recommendations contained therein.
Seminar
OSCE Centre in Astana Supports Seminars on Combating Domestic Violence for Police Officers
The training seminar “Prevention of Domestic Violence – Tendencies and Issues” to be held in Astana for Division of Women’s Protection against Violence inspectors of the Ministry of Interior. The event is aimed at building capacity of…
Seminar
Seminars for Judges on Combating Human Trafficking
The seminar “Combating trafficking in human beings” for district courts judges is the second 2014 seminar in a series of events to build capacity of local judges in the fight against human trafficking. The seminars will assist judges in…
Conference
War and Peace in a Digital Age
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in War and Peace in a Digital Age, an international conference organized by the International Peace Institute that will examine the growing impact of new…
Seminar
Human Dimension Seminar on Improving OSCE effectiveness by enhancing its co-operation with relevant regional and international organizations
The Human Dimension Seminar will provide a platform for an exchange of views among OSCE participating States, OSCE executive structures and a variety of international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders on challenges and…
Seminar
International seminar on the Rule of Law and Justice
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an international seminar on the Rule of Law and Justice in Istanbul, Turkey. The main topics at the seminar will concern universal principles supporting…
Ceremony
Launch of a publication on youth and football hooliganism
The book, Youth and Hooliganism in Sports Events, was produced by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. It is based on a survey conducted in 25 secondary schools throughout Serbia on a sample of 3662 pupils. The survey addressed issues of football…
Conference
OSCE Mission to Serbia, NUNS, UNS and NDNV to mark World Press Freedom Day
The debate, “Self-censorship: Invisible Threat to Media Freedom”, will gather journalists, editors, representatives of civil society organizations and academia, as well as other media professionals and citizens. The debate will foster a…
Conference
World Press Freedom Day
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in an international conference on 5-6 May to mark World Press Freedom Day. The focus this year is on three inter-related themes: the media’s importance in…
General event
Photo exhibition on World Press Freedom Day
The aim of the exhibition is to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of exercising the right to information, and to remind the government, media representatives and the public at large of their role in achieving this right.
Conference
First expert meeting on Open Journalism, 5 May 2014
Small and big world news is published and debated in a seemingly never-ending stream of posts, tweets, and comments on social networking and news websites. A new type of reporting – Open Journalism – is emerging with the growing…
Seminar
Seminar-training on project management
The four-day seminar-training on better governance and transparent project management is tailored to the practical needs of the middle management and operative workers’ staff of Prosecutor General’s Office and serves the task of raising…