Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Representative blasts "Stalinist" propaganda methods on Turkmen TV
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, strongly condemned the abuse of the television media in Turkmenistan to humiliate and destroy individuals accused of an alleged attack against the...
OSCE media watchdog criticises U.S. Patriot Act
Publishing date: 23 January 2003
VIENNA, 23 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today criticised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the United States for monitoring...
OSCE calls for immediate review of trial of Kazakh journalist Duvanov
Publishing date: 28 January 2003
WARSAW/VIENNA, 28 January 2003- The two OSCE institutions dealing with human rights and media freedom today expressed their concern about the trial of Kazakh journalist and human rights defender Sergei Duvanov and called for an immediate review...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...
OSCE Media Representative responds to criticism from Italian parliamentarian
Publishing date: 25 February 2003
VIENNA, 25 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has responded to criticism from an Italian member of Parliament regarding his position on the concentration of media ownership in Italy. During the...
OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...
Freimut Duve organizes conference on media in multi-lingual societies
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
VIENNA, 1 April 2003- A conference on media in multi-lingual societies was held in Berne, Switzerland, on 28-29 March. It was organized by Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and hosted by the Swiss...
OSCE Media Representative focuses on freedom of expression in the digital era
Publishing date: 14 April 2003
VIENNA, 14 April 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today published a booklet titled From Quill to Cursor-- Freedom of the Media in the Digital Era. Experts from UNESCO and the Council of Europe as well as...
Media freedom deteriorates in some OSCE States, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
VIENNA, 2 May 2003- The general state of the media in OSCE participating States and the safety of journalists working in hostile environments will be two themes on which the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, will focus...
Tajik journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day with OSCE Centre in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 5 May 2003
DUSHANBE, 5 May 2003- Some five hundred journalists from across Tajikistan gathered to celebrate World Press Freedom Day at a special event in Dushanbe on Saturday. The winners of a competition on how democratic and socio-economic reforms for...