Event archive
May 2018
Conference
Press Freedom and Media Pluralism: How to Reboot an Essential EU Pillar
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate at this international conference in Sofia, which will focus on the challenges to media freedom across Europe with a particular emphasis on the situation in…
Seminar
Legislation and Self-Regulation of the Media in Russia and the EU: Role of Professional Ethics and Solidarity
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will participate at the international seminar. The main goal of the event is to present analysis of Russian and EU media development with special focus on the topics of recent…

Conference
OSCE South East Europe Media Conference
5th OSCE South East Europe Media Conference
Conference
World Press Freedom Day: The situation of media and freedom of expression in Turkey
To mark the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament with the support of the European Commission is dedicating a conference to the state of media and journalists in Turkey. The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the…
April 2018
Conference
Justice for Freedom of Expression Conference
During the two days of the Conference, close to one hundred experts, academics, legal practitioners and activists and representing some 30 countries will come together to share knowledge and perspectives, debate current and future issues…
Conference
Launch of the Reporters Without Borders 2018 Annual Report
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will speak at the launch of the yearly report by the media freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF), taking place on 25 April at noon in several capitals across the world, including in Oslo.
Conference
3rd edition of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Forum
Building Resilience in European Critical Infrastructure
Conference
Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality
The Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality will mobilise civil society, governments, private sector and academia from all over the world to intensify efforts for a gender equal world. The forum will be held in a spirit of co-creation and use…
Conference
International Media Law, Policy and Practice
During the annual end-of-year conference, the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media will attend to speak on challenges to truth and trust in public debate and the safety of female journalists online as part of the #SOFJO…
March 2018
Workshop
#MeTooOnline – Workshopping solutions to counter cyber violence against women
The panel will address the development of robust industry-wide guidelines on protecting women working in the media against sexualized and/or gendered cyber violence. Invited speakers, including the Office of the OSCE Representative on…
Roundtable
Dangerous Assignments: Safety of women journalists
During the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) annual two-week session in March 2018, representatives will gather at UN headquarters in New York to discuss progress and gaps in gender equality and the empowerment of…
Conference
European Conference on Media against Hate
The conference will bring together around 70 participants including the OSCE media freedom representative Harlem Désir, journalists, media policy makers, civil society representatives, media regulators and other relevant stakeholders. Désir…
February 2018
Conference
Colloquium on Fake News
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will take part in the Colloquium on Fake News, organized by the Directorate-General for Communications Networks Content and Technology. The meeting would ensure the input of the…
Conference
Global Internet And Jurisdiction Conference 2018
The 2nd Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network will address one of the greatest global governance challenges of the 21st century: how to manage the coexistence of national laws on the…
Roundtable
17th meeting of the representatives of media organizations from the Russian Federation and Ukraine
The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will organize the 17th roundtable discussion between representatives of the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) and the National Union of the Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU). The…
Conference
Free European Media 2018 conference
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir will give a key note speech on the topic “Pluralism creates and sustains democracy” at Free European Media, a two-day conference on media pluralism, the independence of media, ethical…