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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative asks Russian authorities to review extremism laws restricting free reporting
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Russia
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 media freedom representative expresses shock after more Azerbaijani journalists jailed, calls on authorities to stop prosecutions for libel
Publishing date: 17 May 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 17 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was shocked to hear the news about the imprisonment of two more Azerbaijani journalists for libel...
OSCE press freedom watchdog condemns prison sentences handed down to journalists in Azerbaijan for essay on religion
Publishing date: 7 May 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 7 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was deeply concerned about the harsh prison sentences handed down to two Azerbaijani journalists from the monthly newspaper Senet...
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...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to review media situation in Bosnia
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 5 February 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, agreed to provide an independent assessment of the media situation in the country at a meeting with Christian Schwarz-Schilling...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for abolishment of insult laws in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 January 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 26 January 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called for the removal of special insult laws in Kazakhstan which give elevated protection to State officials from verbal offence. The plea follows...
OSCE Representative urges French Senate to reject criminalization of Armenian genocide denial
Publishing date: 17 October 2006
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: France
VIENNA, 17 October 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed his concern about the French National Assembly's adoption in a first reading of an amendment that aims to criminalize the denial that the 1915 killings of Armenians in...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan's president to decriminalize defamation
Publishing date: 9 October 2006
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Azerbaijan
BAKU, 9 October 2006- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Miklos Haraszti, today urged Azerbaijan's president and foreign minister to decriminalize defamation...
Irish draft bill on defamation major improvement, but job unfinished, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Ireland
VIENNA, 29 September 2006- A legal review presented today to the Irish government by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media says draft bills on defamation and privacy contain major improvements, but need to completely decriminalize defamation...
OSCE media freedom representative praises Skopje's abolishment of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: North Macedonia
VIENNA, 11 May 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has welcomed the adoption by the Parliament in Skopje of amendments to the Criminal Code, which abolish imprisonment as a punishment for defamation...