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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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...
Poland's continuing prosecution of journalists violates international standards, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 6 August 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Poland
VIENNA, 6 August 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has condemned the sentencing of Gazeta Wyborcza journalist Jacek Brzuszkiewicz, and urged Poland to decriminalize press offences...
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...
New radio licensing law in Greece restricts minority media, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
What we do: Media laws, National minority issues, Media pluralism
Location: Greece
VIENNA, 27 July 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed his concern about a new Greek radio licensing law that endangers pluralism by putting a high threshold for minority, community or low-cost broadcasters...
Media freedom representative publishes report on Internet governance in OSCE region
Publishing date: 26 July 2007
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 26 July 2007- Implications of Internet regulation on media freedom in the OSCE region are the focus of a report presented by Miklós Haraszti, the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media, in Vienna today...
OSCE media representative urges Armenian Parliament to drop amendments practically abolishing Radio Liberty's re-broadcasts
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Armenia
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, criticized legal amendments that would ban Armenian-language foreign media programmes on public-service broadcast channels, and introduce heavy fees...
OSCE media freedom watchdog condemns attack against Hungarian journalist
Publishing date: 26 June 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Hungary
VIENNA, 26 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, denounced today an attack against Hungarian investigative journalist Iren Karman, and urged the Hungarian authorities to take prompt measures to prevent...
OSCE media freedom watchdog presents report on journalists' rights during political demonstrations
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 21 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued a special report today on the problems faced by journalists when covering political demonstrations...