The Detention of the Russian Opposition Politician Aleksey Navalny
The United States strongly condemns Russia’s decision to arrest Aleksey Navalny.
Read More»The United States strongly condemns Russia’s decision to arrest Aleksey Navalny.
Read More»Statement of the informal OSCE Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists delivered by H.E. Christine Fages, Permanent Representative of France to the OSCE to the Permanent Council, Vienna November 6, 2020 Madam Chair, I make this statement on behalf of the informal OSCE Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists, namely Austria, …
Read More»Statement at the Human Dimension Webinar on Access to Information and Freedom of the Media The United States appreciates the opportunity to address the issues of access to information and freedom of the media at today’s webinar. Freedom of information is essential for the implementation of Principle VII of the Helsinki Final Act, which recognizes …
Read More»Statement to the Permanent Council
Read More»Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the recent attack in the Chechen Republic, Russia.
Read More»Statement delivered at the Permanent Council on the Continuing Restrictions on Freedom of the Media in Russia.
Read More»Statement delivered in Response to OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir on July 4, 2019
Read More»Statement delivered at the Permanent Council in response to violence against journalists in Turkey
Read More»We agree that we can all do more to strengthen journalist protections. We agree that there is a need for more fact-based reporting. And we agree that these issues need to be addressed democratically and in a manner consistent with OSCE principles and commitments.
Read More»At the Copenhagen meeting in 1990, participating States affirmed that “everyone will have the right to freedom of expression including the right to communication. This right will include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.” Twenty years later at the Astana …
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