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Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE official calls on governments to lift restrictions, protect journalists from violence

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti. (OSCE/Susanna Loof)

VIENNA, 2 May 2008 - Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called on the OSCE participating States today to protect press freedom by curbing violence against journalists and abolishing undue restrictions on free speech...
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OSCE media freedom representative asks Russian legislators to halt move to allow closure of media outlets for defamation

VIENNA, 30 April 2008 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media appealed to the heads of both houses of Russia's Parliament to stop the adoption of an amendment to a law which would allow the Government to close media outlets for alleged libel...
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Closer co-ordination between international organizations beneficial, Council of Europe Secretary General tells OSCE

Terry Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, addresses the OSCE Permanent Council, in Vienna 24 April 2008. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

VIENNA, 24 April 2008 - Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE is good, but like other international organizations, the two could benefit from more specialization, Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis told the OSCE...
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Eastern Europe (OSCE)

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