Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE official calls on governments to lift restrictions, protect journalists from violence
Publishing date: 2 May 2008
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...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Russian legislators to halt move to allow closure of media outlets for defamation
Publishing date: 30 April 2008
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...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Russia to vigorously investigate murders of Dagestani journalists
Publishing date: 27 March 2008
VIENNA, 27 March 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today he was shocked by the recent murders of Dagestani TV journalists, and appealed to the Russian authorities to carry out vigorous investigations...
OSCE media freedom representative protests jailing of editor in Belarus for reprinting cartoons
Publishing date: 18 January 2008
VIENNA, 18 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today condemned the three-year high-security prison sentence handed down to Alexander Zdvizhkov, ex-deputy editor of the Zhoda newspaper...
Press freedom commitments not met during Russian electoral campaign, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 4 December 2007
VIENNA, 4 December 2007- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti said today that harassment of media outlets, legislative limitations, and arbitrary application of rules prevented equal media access during the Duma elections...
Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 2 November 2007
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...
Politkovskaya case requires a vigorous and independent investigation, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 September 2007
VIENNA, 10 September 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, commended recent reports of progress in the cases of murdered journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Igor Domnikov, but warned that violence against journalists...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Russian authorities to review extremism laws restricting free reporting
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
VIENNA, 27 July 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Russian authorities today to re-examine the legal framework on extremism, especially the parts that touch upon the media's right to report on controversial issues...
OSCE promotes media self-regulation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 March 2007
ASTANA, 20 March 2007- Raising awareness in Kazakhstan on the benefits of media self-regulation was the aim of an OSCE-organized roundtable discussion in Astana today...
OSCE media freedom representative asks prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop 'cartoon cases'
Publishing date: 24 February 2006
VIENNA, 24 February 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media appealed to prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop criminal charges against newspapers under investigation for "incitement of hatred" after illustrating articles...