Event archive
November 2025
General event
10th Anniversary of the Safety of Female Journalists Online (SOFJO) Project: "Testimonials and Film Screening"
This year, the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media celebrates a decade of dedicated work on the Safety of Female Journalists Online (SOFJO) project, a pioneering initiative launched to address the gender-specific…
Conference
25th Central Asia Media Conference “Actioning Media Viability for Informed and Resilient Societies”
Marking its 25 th edition, the RFoM’s Central Asia Media Conference will be held on 13 and 14 November 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This year’s conference on “Actioning Media Viability for Informed and Resilient Societies” will spotlight…
October 2025
Conference
Healthy Online Information Spaces: From Policy Guidance to Pathways Forward
The “Healthy Online Information Spaces: From Policy Guidance to Pathways Forward” conference will take place on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, at Hofburg in the framework of the RFoM project “Towards Healthy Online Information Spaces”. The…
May 2025
Conference
10th regional South East Europe Media Conference “Actioning Media Viability for Informed, Resilient Societies”
Media viability is essential for fostering informed and resilient societies. When media organizations are financially stable, operationally robust, and institutionally strong, they are better positioned to maintain editorial independence…
June 2024
Conference
BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Protecting journalists to advance media freedom - OSCE Central Asia safety of journalists event
Media freedom is crucial for the health of democratic societies. It allows for the free exchange of information, encourages transparency, and holds those in power accountable. However, the safety of journalists, which is fundamental to…
May 2024
Conference
BEYOND THE HEADLINES: Protecting journalists to advance media freedom - OSCE South East Europe safety of journalists event
Media freedom is paramount in safeguarding our democratic societies. Yet, the safety of journalists, fundamental for media freedom, remains a pressing concern across the OSCE. Journalists face a rising tide of threats: physical assaults…
Meeting
World Press Freedom Day Conference, Side event: Interlinkages Between Media Freedom, Democracy, and Security in Times of Crisis
As facilitators for the enjoyment of other human rights, freedom of expression and media freedom stand as crucial pillars of any functioning democracy. Media freedom contributes to security and sustainable development by fostering just…
March 2024
Conference
Under the Watchful Eye: Human Rights, Gender and Surveillance
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, OSCE Institutions supported by the Chairpersonship of Malta are organizing a half-day conference to examine the intersection of gender and digital surveillance. In bringing together the three…
October 2023
Meeting
Countering online violence: Guidelines for monitoring online violence against female journalists
Democracy is about public participation by all members of society. This is possible only when everyone can access information about policies, programs and issues of public interest, and discuss such issues openly. Plurality only exists when…
July 2023
Conference
24th Central Asia Media Conference “At a crossroads: Safeguarding Media Freedom to Protect Democracy”
The intrinsic connection between media freedom, democracy and common security necessitates multi-sectoral dialogue and collaboration to drive positive change in our societies. The 24th Central Asia Media Conference, hosted by the Office of…
May 2023
Conference
OSCE South East Europe Media Conference "At a crossroads: Safeguarding media freedom to protect democracy"
With the current situation in the world, we find ourselves at a crossroads. In order to ensure our common security and our democracies, we should actively choose the path to defending media freedom. Various forms of attacks against media…
Conference
OSCE RFoM Sessions at World Press Freedom Day 2023
On World Press Freedom Day 2023, UNESCO will organize a special anniversary event at UN headquarters in New York, marking the 30 years since the UN General Assembly’s decision proclaiming an international day for press freedom. On this…
March 2023
Meeting
DigitALL: Bridging the gender digital divide
Gender-responsive design, development and deployment of technologies can be a tool to combat existing gender inequalities and empower women and girls. Decreasing the digital divide is vital for their meaningful and equitable inclusion in…
December 2022
Conference
Spotlight on AI and Freedom of Expression: A SAIFE Expedition
The event “SAIFE Expedition” takes place in the framework of the RFoM project to put a Spotlight on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Freedom of Expression (SAIFE) on Thursday, 15 th and Friday, 16 th December mainly at the Hofburg…
Conference
OSCE-wide event on countering hate speech
Hateful and aggressive rhetoric has always been a very destructive force in our societies. In the last decades, the digital transformation of the media landscape, which has radically increased both the magnitude and outreach of hateful…
November 2022
Conference
There is no security without media freedom
High Level Meeting marking the 25th Anniversary of the Representative on Freedom of the Media
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