Event archive
March 2012
Conference
Media Freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans: Development or Regression?
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will talk about media freedom in East Central Europe and the Balkans at an event hosted by The Harriman Institute and the East Central European Center. The talk will be…
Conference
Is the Cold War Over? Russia and and US Media from Perestroika to the 2012 Elections
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will speak on a panel discussing "The Perils and Legacies of Investigative Journalism" with Nina Ognianova of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Luke Harding of The Guardian…
Conference
What is stewardship in cyberspace?
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will participate in discussions regarding the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in cyberspace to sustain and support cyberspace as a commons. Topics include…
Conference
Press Freedoms in Eastern Europe
Representative Dunja Mijatovic will lecture on the current state of affairs relating to the press in Eastern Europe. More information can be obtained at: http://www.webster.ac.at/academics/guest-lecture-press-freedoms-eastern…
February 2012
Conference
The media world after WikiLeaks and News of the World
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will join a panel which includes Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, to discuss Internet freedom after the WikiLeaks affair, focusing on…
Conference
European Parliament Committee Meeting -- The Situation in Hungary
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic will take part in a discussion on the situation in Hungary at a hearing of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. The hearing will…
January 2012
Conference
Promoting the free flow of information vs. ensuring public security - how to find the right balance
Director Andrey Rikhter will participate in a discussion regarding where to draw the boundaries between the free flow of information and monitoring and controlling telecommunication systems and the media as part of the "Freedom and…
December 2011
Roundtable
Media Law Developments in 2011
Andrey Rikhter, Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will moderate a roundtable on media law developments in 2011, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian media statute.
Conference
Conference on the roles and responsibilities of governments in protecting human rights online
Representative Mijatovic, along with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Estonia, Kenya and The Netherlands and the State Secretary of Austria, will participate in a conference regarding the role of governments to maintain Internet freedom…
November 2011
Conference
13th Central Asia Media Conference - Pluralism and Internet Governance
13th Central Asia Media Conference
Conference
Our Internet -- Our Rights, Our Freedoms: Toward the Council of Europe Strategy on Internet Governance 2012-2015
On Friday morning, 25 November, Representative Mijatovic will be a panelist at a high-level session discussing "What are the governments' responsibilities in protecting human rights on the Internet?" with Frank LaRue, the UN Rapporteur on…
Conference
International Day to End Impunity Live Q & A
Director Andrey Rikhter will take part in a live webcam question and answer session with international freedom of expression experts regarding ending impunity toward journalists' assailants as part of International Day to End Impunity.
Conference
Safety of Journalists: Towards a more effective international protection framework
Principal Adviser Roland Bless will participate in a day-long event discussing ways to improve protection afforded to journalists worldwide.
General event
21st Annual ceremony to benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists; 2011 Press Freedom Awards
Representative Mijatovic will attend the ceremony to honor the 2011 Press Freedom Awards recipients. They include Natalya Radina of Charter97.org in Belarus. Also attending will be a 2009 award recipient, Eynulla Fatullayev of Azerbaijan.
Conference
Combating hate speech in South-Eastern Europe
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, will open and participate in a conference called "Living Together," on combating hate speech with media and officials of self-regulatory organizations in South-Eastern Europe…
Roundtable
Round Table on Media Law Reform
Representative Mijatovic and Director Andrey Rikhter will participate in a round-table discussion on reform of the 1991 media law of the Government of Turkmenistan.