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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Miklos Haraszti appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for second term
Publishing date: 8 March 2007
VIENNA, 8 March 2007- Miklos Haraszti was appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for a second three-year term today. Haraszti, a Hungarian writer and former dissident, was...
OSCE Centre promotes public discussion on freedom of expression
Publishing date: 5 March 2007
ASTANA, 5 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, encouraged Kazakh authorities today to abandon plans to require licenses for all printing presses. Existing laws...
Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 7 February 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that Bosnia and Herzegovina had an advanced legal regime governing freedom of the media, but a strict governmental adherence to media autonomy was needed to...
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 voices concern over imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 31 January 2007
What we do: Rule of law
BAKU/VIENNA, 31 January 2007-The OSCE Office in Baku and the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed profound concern today over new instances of imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan...
OSCE press freedom representative calls on Albanian parliamentarians to prepare for digital era
Publishing date: 30 January 2007
What we do: Democratization, Digital switchover
Location: Albania
VIENNA, 30 January 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Albanian parliamentarians today to ensure that media regulation takes into account the abundance of channels that digital television...
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 appalled by murder of Turkish journalist Hrant Dink
Publishing date: 19 January 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 19 January 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed profound shock today over the murder of the well-known Turkish journalist Hrant Dink...
OSCE media watchdog hails UN resolution on journalists' protection
Publishing date: 4 January 2007
What we do: Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 4 January 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the recent adoption of UN Resolution 1738 condemning attacks against journalists in conflict areas...
Global freedom of expression rapporteurs condemn violence against journalists, urge self-regulation
Publishing date: 20 December 2006
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 20 December 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that violence against journalists should never go unpunished. Commenting on a joint declaration...