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OSCE media freedom representative receives Chydenius medal
Publishing date: 2 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
HELSINKI, 2 December 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, received the Chydenius medal in Helsinki today for his work to promote access to governmental information...
OSCE launches channel on YouTube
Publishing date: 27 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 27 November 2008- The OSCE today launched its own channel on the popular video-sharing website YouTube...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Moldovan Parliament to improve draft state secrecy law
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 26 November 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, said today that the draft law on State Secrets of Moldova needs to be improved before it is adopted by Parliament...
OSCE Centre promotes media self-regulation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 26 November 2008- Journalists, officials and experts discussed how to introduce and develop media self-regulation in Kazakhstan at a roundtable event that started in Karaganda today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donation helps Broadcasting Council monitor media's election coverage
Publishing date: 25 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 29 November 2008- The Broadcasting Council now is better equipped to monitor election campaigns to improve the enforcement of broadcasting legislation, thanks to a donation from the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje...
OSCE promotes discussion in Belarus on Internet media regulation
Publishing date: 24 November 2008
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
MINSK, 24 November 2008- The challenges of Internet media regulation are the focus of a roundtable discussion in Minsk today. The event, organized by the Ministry of Information, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the OSCE Office...
Recent assaults on journalists in Armenia threaten free press, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 19 November 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern today over a violent attack this week against an independent journalist in Armenia...