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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE representative calls on Azerbaijani law enforcement to stop harassing and discrediting investigative journalists
Publishing date: 11 April 2008
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 11 April 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed his concern today over the continuing persecution of investigative journalists in Azerbaijan...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan to investigate latest attack against journalist
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned today the stabbing of Agil Khalil, a reporter of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper Azadliq, and urged the government to investigate...
New prison sentence sign of continued persecution of non-governmental media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 March 2008
What we do: Democratization, Media pluralism, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 10 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that a four-year prison sentence handed down to the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns sentencing of journalist, says Azerbaijan media under serious threat
Publishing date: 23 April 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 23 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced dismay today over the prison sentence of Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan and the daily...
OSCE Representative concerned about deteriorating media situation in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 27 November 2006
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 27 November 2006- The recent shutdown of an Azerbaijani broadcast channel and a print press editorial building is a clear sign of the deterioration of the media situation in the country, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said...