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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative says new Polish media law endangers public-service media, urges Constitutional Court review
Publishing date: 10 July 2009
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Poland
VIENNA, 10 July 2009- OSCE media freedom representative Miklos Haraszti said today that Poland's new media law fails to secure the independence of public-service media and urged the President to send the law for review by the Constitutional Court...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Kazakh President to veto new Internet law
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticised as restrictive today amendments to the country's communication law, adopted on 24 June by the Kazakh Parliament, and called on President...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges Italian Senate to drop law proposals restricting free flow of information.
Publishing date: 24 June 2009
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
Location: Italy
VIENNA, 24 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Italian legislature today to drop two planned legal provisions that would restrict freedom on the Internet and reporting on court cases...
OSCE holds media self-regulation seminar for Mediterranean Partner States
Publishing date: 19 June 2009
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- Journalists, editors and experts from the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States and OSCE participating States gathered today to discuss the merits, mechanisms and challenges of media self-regulation...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Turkey to stop prosecution of author, reform laws that restrict speech rights
Publishing date: 18 June 2009
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 18 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, asked Turkish authorities today to drop charges against journalist Nedim Sener and called for urgent reform of laws that restrict freedom of expression...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Kyrgyzstan to halt wave of violent attacks against journalists
Publishing date: 16 June 2009
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 16 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to halt a wave of attacks against journalists which is threatening media pluralism ahead of the presidential election...
OSCE promotes media self-regulation with training seminar for Moldovan journalists and editors
Publishing date: 21 May 2009
What we do: Democratization, Media self-regulation
Location: Moldova
CHISINAU, 21 May 2009- Raising awareness about the importance of media self-regulation as a credible and viable mechanism to guarantee editorial independence and uphold journalistic ethics is the aim of a two-day training seminar...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Irish draft law decriminalizing libel, asks to drop 'blasphemous libel'
Publishing date: 19 May 2009
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Ireland
VIENNA, 19 May 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the Irish Parliament's move to decriminalize defamation but warned that a proposed article on blasphemous libel risked jeopardizing OSCE commitments...
Pluralistic media essential for democratic elections, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 15 May 2009
What we do: Human rights, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 15 May 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that pluralistic television that provides access to fair information about all participating parties is a prerequisite for free elections...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Russian journalists' initiative to tackle violence against the press
Publishing date: 6 May 2009
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 6 May 2009- In a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today Russian civil and parliamentary initiatives to fight violence against journalists...