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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE holds seminar on libel and defamation for Moldovan judges
Publishing date: 23 April 2007
CHISINAU, 23 April 2007- Twenty Moldovan judges are taking part in an OSCE-organized seminar on libel and defamation cases that began in Chisinau today...
OSCE Representative asks Azerbaijani President to halt persecution of journalists, greets renewed license for embattled broadcaster
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
BAKU, 27 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked President Ilham Aliyev today to issue a moratorium on criminal prosecution of journalists and follow up with a decriminalization reform...
Harsh sentence of Uzbek journalist violates commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 2 May 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 2 May 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemned today the 7-year prison sentence handed down to Umida Niyazova, an Uzbek investigative journalist collecting materials about the Andijan tragedy in 2005.
Landmark OSCE survey examines barriers to journalists' investigative rights
Publishing date: 2 May 2007
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
BRUSSELS, 2 May 2007- Societies have more access to information than ever before, but weak laws and prosecution against the media diminish journalists' investigative abilities, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti...
OSCE press freedom watchdog condemns prison sentences handed down to journalists in Azerbaijan for essay on religion
Publishing date: 7 May 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 7 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was deeply concerned about the harsh prison sentences handed down to two Azerbaijani journalists from the monthly newspaper Senet...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses shock after more Azerbaijani journalists jailed, calls on authorities to stop prosecutions for libel
Publishing date: 17 May 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 17 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was shocked to hear the news about the imprisonment of two more Azerbaijani journalists for libel...
Continuous harassment threatens existence of independent media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 22 May 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 22 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern today over the eviction of the country's two main independent newspapers from their premises, and new procedures against their imprisoned editor, Eynulla Fatullayev...
OSCE media freedom representative presents publications on 'The Business of Media'
Publishing date: 22 May 2007
VIENNA, 22 May 2007- The Office of Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, presented two new publications today dedicated to "The Business of Media". The books... cover the challenges of privatisation, starting-up, and
OSCE Representative opens seminar in Minsk, voices concern over State control over media
Publishing date: 4 June 2007
What we do: Media laws
MINSK, 4 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, opened a seminar for some 30 journalists and government press secretaries in Minsk today...
OSCE media freedom watchdog presents report on journalists' rights during political demonstrations
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 21 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued a special report today on the problems faced by journalists when covering political demonstrations...