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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 2 November 2007
What we do: Media self-regulation
DUSHANBE, 2 November 2007- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended today in Dushanbe...
Severe prison sentence for journalist violates Azerbaijan's commitment to free press, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 1 November 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 1 November 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticized today the eight-and-a-half year combined prison sentence handed down to an Azerbaijani journalist and newspaper publisher...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of independent journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 25 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, today condemned the murder of Alisher Saipov, editor of the Uzbek language newspaper Siyosat ("Politics")...
Conviction of assassinated journalist's son for "insulting Turkish identity" more proof Article 301 must be abolished, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 18 October 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 18 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to urgently repeal Article 301 of Turkey's Penal Code, which makes it an offence to "insult Turkish identity" and which...
South Caucasus journalists discuss media ethics and self-regulation at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 12 October 2007
What we do: Media self-regulation
TBILISI, 12 October 2007- The challenges and prospects of media self-regulation were the focus of the Fourth South Caucasus Media Conference that ended in Tbilisi today...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Interior Ministry defamation proposals
Publishing date: 9 October 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 9 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Kazakh Interior Minister to withdraw recent draft amendments to the country's defamation law...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Tajikistan to protect free flow of information on Internet
Publishing date: 21 September 2007
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom on the internet, Rule of law
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 21 September 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called on Tajikistan to bring its legislation in line with its OSCE commitments by revoking recent criminal code amendments...
OSCE trains state officials and journalists to improve public access to information in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 September 2007
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Armenia
YEREVAN, 19 September 2007- Increasing public access to information held by the state through promoting ties between regional state administration bodies and journalists is the aim of a two-day OSCE training seminar that started today in Yerevan.
Politkovskaya case requires a vigorous and independent investigation, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 September 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 10 September 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, commended recent reports of progress in the cases of murdered journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Igor Domnikov, but warned that violence against journalists...
Proceedings against journalists in Germany must stop, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 9 August 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 9 August 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called on Germany to cease criminal proceedings against the 17 journalists who published allegedly classified information...