Teresa Ribeyro
The OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Press to visit Baku
Baku/25.04.22/Turan: Teresa Ribeiro, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, will visit Azerbaijan on April 25-26.
During the visit, Ribeiro is to meet with representatives of state bodies of Azerbaijan, as well as with journalists and civil society activists.
The purpose of the visit is to discuss the situation with freedom of the media in Azerbaijan, including legislation and practice of its application, security issues for journalists, as well as the situation with media pluralism and their development. –16В06-
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