Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends of Safety of Journalists, November 2026
What was announced
Outi Hyvärinen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE, delivers the Joint Statement by the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists on the November 2026 Report by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- I am delivering this statement on behalf of the following members of the Informal Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and my own country Finland.
- We are pleased to see you again in the Permanent Council and to hear your latest progress report. The large number of topics contained in this report illustrates the remarkable work of your team, compact but very dedicated, knowledgeable and well connected with the relevant actors for the promotion and defence of Freedom of the media.
- Freedom of the media is an inseparable component of democracy and crucial to the stability of our societies and our collective security. Yet, despite participating States’ commitments, journalists continue to face an increasingly hostile environment across the OSCE region, including harassment, censorship, violence, arbitrary detention and legal pressure. Women journalists continue to face gender-based violence, both online and offline. We are also seeing transnational repression becoming a grow
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK government department) · more news
Countries
- Finland (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Austria (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Canada (North America) · more news
- Denmark (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Estonia (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- France (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Germany (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Greece (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Latvia (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Lithuania (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Montenegro (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Netherlands (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Norway (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
- Sweden (Europe & Central Asia) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Foreign affairs.
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- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/joint-statement-by-the-informal-group-of-friends-of-safety-of-journalists-november-2026
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