2026-11-05 · 1 statements · 1 actors
Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
A joint statement on the safety of journalists and media freedom across the OSCE region was issued by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists.
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Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
2026-11-05 · mfa · one of several topics in this statement
The joint statement says journalists across the OSCE region face a hostile environment including harassment, censorship, violence, arbitrary detention and legal pressure, and that women journalists face gender-based violence and transnational repression affects exiles. It calls for accountability for crimes against journalists and full implementation of OSCE commitments, including Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/18.
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Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
2026-11-05 · mfa · one of several topics in this statement
The statement describes Russia's war against Ukraine as a major threat to journalists, citing killings, detention, torture, enforced disappearance and attacks on media workers and infrastructure. It calls on Russia to release imprisoned media professionals, including in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
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Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
2026-11-05 · mfa · one of several topics in this statement
The statement says independent journalists in Russia face criminalisation and prosecution, citing the closure of Novaya Gazeta and its editors being designated foreign agents. It says independent journalism in Belarus has effectively been criminalised, with arrests, prison sentences, and reprisals against exiled journalists and their families.
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Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
2026-11-05 · mfa · one of several topics in this statement
The statement expresses concern at the erosion of media freedom elsewhere in the OSCE region, saying journalists have been arrested, prosecuted and convicted in eight named participating States, and calls on all States to meet their obligations.