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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Interior Ministry defamation proposals
Publishing date: 9 October 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 9 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Kazakh Interior Minister to withdraw recent draft amendments to the country's defamation law...
South Caucasus journalists discuss media ethics and self-regulation at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 12 October 2007
What we do: Media self-regulation
TBILISI, 12 October 2007- The challenges and prospects of media self-regulation were the focus of the Fourth South Caucasus Media Conference that ended in Tbilisi today...
Conviction of assassinated journalist's son for "insulting Turkish identity" more proof Article 301 must be abolished, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 18 October 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 18 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to urgently repeal Article 301 of Turkey's Penal Code, which makes it an offence to "insult Turkish identity" and which...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of independent journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 25 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, today condemned the murder of Alisher Saipov, editor of the Uzbek language newspaper Siyosat ("Politics")...
Severe prison sentence for journalist violates Azerbaijan's commitment to free press, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 1 November 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 1 November 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticized today the eight-and-a-half year combined prison sentence handed down to an Azerbaijani journalist and newspaper publisher...
Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 2 November 2007
What we do: Media self-regulation
DUSHANBE, 2 November 2007- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended today in Dushanbe...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about suspension of television stations in Georgia
Publishing date: 8 November 2007
What we do: Human rights, Media pluralism, Rule of law
Location: Georgia
VIENNA, 8 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today about the suspension of the work of Imedi TV, Georgia's most watched independent broadcaster and Kavkasia TV, which transmits in Tbilisi...
Spain's King and Austrian President inaugurate new OSCE building
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
VIENNA, 21 November 2007- King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Austrian President Heinz Fischer inaugurated the new headquarters for the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media in Vienna today.
OSCE media freedom representative in Georgia to discuss TV station closure
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Georgia
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, is in the Georgian capital Tbilisi today to discuss the media situation, in particular the recent closure of television station Imedi...
OSCE media freedom representative says optimistic about re-opening of suspended Imedi TV after visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2007
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Georgia
TBILISI, 23 November, 2007- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti said today he gained assurances from the Georgian President that media pluralism in the country will be restored by early December...