Strengthening media freedom and pluralism in Ukraine during times of conflict in and around the country

Ukraine is facing a difficult period in which challenges to press freedom crop up regularly, while the media landscape remains fragmented and fraught with risks both internal and external. The conflict in and around Ukraine, with its hybrid threats, only heightens the stakes, making it more important than ever that citizens have access to quality reporting, and reporters remain safe and uncensored.

The conference will bring together media professionals, government and civil society representatives, intergovernmental officers, renowned international experts and journalists to discuss the challenges they face, and suggest ways to promote freedom of expression, access to quality information and freedom of the media in Ukraine, in particular in times of the current conflict.

Five expert panels will address the following topics at the event: ensuring media diversity and pluralism, countering disinformation and propaganda, safety of journalists, combating “hate speech”, and freedom of artistic expression.

Speakers will include Nataliia Ligachova, Chief Editor of Detector Media, Sergiy Tomilenko, Chairman of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Oksana Romaniuk, Executive Director of the Institute for Mass Information, Katie Morris, Head of Europe and Central Asia Programme at Article 19, Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary of the European Federation of Journalists, and several Ukrainian cartoonists.

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The Conference will be Livestreamed (in Ukrainian language only) at http://www.osce.org/rfom/live.

For any queries regarding the agenda or logistics please contact Nicolas Ebnother.

For any media queries please contact Deniz Yazici.