OSCE Representative on Media Freedom meets with Ambassador of Uzbekistan

AKIPRESS.COM - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador of Uzbekistan Abat Fayzullaev to discuss co-operation of the Office of the Representative with the authorities of Uzbekistan. During the meeting, Ribeiro addressed several cases of gender-related harassment of female journalists and the arrest of blogger Otabek Sattoriy.
Fayzullaev spoke about his country's need for capacity-building in the field of media freedom.
Ribeiro also underlined her interest in visiting the country and holding an annual regional media conference in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent.