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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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 welcomes French acquittal in cartoons row
Publishing date: 22 March 2007
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Location: France
VIENNA, 22 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said he welcomes today's acquittal of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in a trial initiated in 2006 by Muslim institutions for publishing three cartoons...
OSCE Representative urges Bulgaria to prosecute attackers of journalists, warns against changes to law on information
Publishing date: 23 March 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Bulgaria
VIENNA, 23 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced concern today over the assault on journalists of 24 Hours and 168 Hours newspapers by parliamentarians of the Ataka political party. He also warned...
OSCE press freedom watchdog hails Kyrgyzstan for decriminalizing libel and allowing public broadcasting
Publishing date: 27 March 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Democratization, Media pluralism
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Kyrgyz Parliament's decision to abolish criminal libel and insult laws as well as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's "green light" for public...
Boycott of Bosnia-Herzegovina public broadcaster breaches media freedom principles, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 29 March 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 29 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a report today on the state of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report...
OSCE media watchdog presents report on problems of media registration in OSCE area
Publishing date: 30 March 2007
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a special report on media registration...
Croatian draft secrecy law needlessly restrictive, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 April 2007
What we do: Media laws
Location: Croatia
VIENNA, 13 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that the government-proposed draft law on Data Secrecy in Croatia unnecessarily restricts access to information...
OSCE condemns bomb attack on Serbian journalist
Publishing date: 16 April 2007
What we do: Democratization, Countering terrorism
BELGRADE, 16 April 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, today condemned this weekend's bomb attack on the Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic, and called for quick action in bringing the perpetrator(s) to justice.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes plans for press freedom improvements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 April 2007
What we do: Media laws, Rule of law
Location: Kazakhstan
ALMATY, 21 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today welcomed Kazakhstan's Parliament's recent decision to add to its agenda a new draft media law written by four journalists' organizations...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns sentencing of journalist, says Azerbaijan media under serious threat
Publishing date: 23 April 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 23 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced dismay today over the prison sentence of Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan and the daily...