Event archive
October 2020
Meeting
Webinar: Safety and independence of journalism
Ahead of the second Global Conference on Media Freedom, the event will address physical and digital attacks on journalists and media professionals, as well as the deteriorating environment for independent journalism. The webinar will…
Meeting
Issues of Russian society and the media under the current pandemic
The online conference will deal with a number of issues, including "hate speech" and intolerance, human rights and discrimination of vulnerable groups. Andrey Rikhter, Senior Adviser of the OSCE RFoM, will speak at the meeting on "COVID-19…

Conference
22nd Central Asia Media Conference
22nd Central Asia Media Conference
September 2020
Meeting
Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform
The main purpose of the 1 st Meeting of the Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform (MSI-REF) is to discuss draft recommendations by the Committee of Ministers to member States, with guiding principles for media and…
Meeting
European Regional Forum on “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities”
The main purpose of the European Regional Forum on “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities” is to provide European regional insights, which will feed into the thematic work of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues for his report to…

Conference
7th Annual South East Europe Media Conference (SEEMC)
7th Annual South East Europe Media Conference
August 2020
Training
XVI International Media Law School
The International Media Law Summer School is a professional training programme for lawyers seeking to gain in-depth knowledge of a wide range of issues, including freedom of speech and information, media activities, protection of honour…
July 2020
General event
Public consultation on the impact of artificial intelligence on free speech
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) is developing recommendations for OSCE participating States and other relevant stakeholders, including internet intermediaries, on how to safeguard free speech when…

Meeting
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence & How it will Reshape the Future of Free Speech
In the online information ecosystem, AI is often deployed for detecting, evaluating and moderating content at scale, in view of identifying and filtering out illegal and potentially harmful content online. At the same time, AI is used for…
March 2020
Roundtable
Roundtable on "Free Speech in the Age of Algorithms and AI"
[node id=448201 type="panel" preset="gallery" magnify="no"] The Roundtable on “Free Speech in the Age of Algorithms and AI”, as the first expert meeting on the issue, will provide a platform to discuss the key challenges to freedom of…

Meeting
Second expert meeting "Central Asia Judicial Dialogue"
Second Central Asia Judicial Dialogue
November 2019

Meeting
Expert meeting on "How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?”
The event on “How do we curtail the spread of hate speech, violent extremism and disinformation online while protecting free speech?” invited selected members of the Transatlantic High-Level Working Group on Online Content Moderation and…
October 2019

Conference
16th South Caucasus Media Conference - Strengthening media freedom and safety of journalists in a changing environment (#SCMC2019)
16th South Caucasus Media Conference
September 2019

Meeting
HDIM Side Event on AI
During the 2019 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media organized a meeting on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on freedom of expression. The event provided a platform to…
July 2019

Conference
21st Central Asia Media Conference – Media freedom and pluralism in times of digital transformation
21st Central Asia Media Conference
June 2019

Conference
6th Annual South East Europe Media Conference
6th South East Europe Media Conference