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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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...
Ban on independent news coverage in Armenia is contrary to OSCE commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 3 March 2008
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Armenia
VIENNA, 4 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called on Armenian authorities today to lift restrictions on independent news reporting that have been in place since the state of emergency declared on 1 March...
OSCE media watchdog, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship host forum on challenges to media freedom
Publishing date: 29 February 2008
What we do: Media laws
VIENNA, 29 February 2008- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, and Finnish Secretary of State Pertti Torstila, called on participating States to comply with their OSCE media commitments at a roundtable discussion today...
OSCE condemns attacks on journalists
Publishing date: 25 February 2008
BELGRADE, 25 February 2008- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, criticized today violent attacks aimed at journalists following last week's "Kosovo is Serbia" rally in Belgrade...
OSCE promotes public discussion on media legislation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 February 2008
ASTANA, 25 February 2008- Media legislation reform in Kazakhstan was the topic of a roundtable today organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media...
OSCE media freedom representative reviews Slovakia's draft Press Act, urges Government to implement recommendations
Publishing date: 14 February 2008
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Slovakia
VIENNA, 14 February 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued an analysis of Slovakia's draft Press Act today, with recommendations on bringing the draft into line with the country's media freedom commitments...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Kyrgyzstan's media self-regulatory body, the first in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 February 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 12 February 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklos Haraszti, congratulated today journalists in Kyrgyzstan on the launch of an independent media self-regulatory body...
OSCE media freedom representative visits Council of Europe, discusses joint concerns, co-operation
Publishing date: 24 January 2008
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Safety of journalists
STRASBOURG, 24 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that legal standards established by the Council of Europe played an important role in his every day work and helped...
OSCE media freedom representative says Slovakian draft Press Act curbs editorial autonomy, asks authorities to withdraw it
Publishing date: 22 January 2008
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Slovakia
VIENNA, 22 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has asked the Slovak Government to withdraw its draft Press Act from Parliament in its current version, saying that his office was ready to prepare a...
OSCE media freedom representative protests jailing of editor in Belarus for reprinting cartoons
Publishing date: 18 January 2008
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
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...