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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes highest UK court's decision backing investigative journalism
Publishing date: 16 October 2006
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: United Kingdom
VIENNA, 16 October 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media praised the decision of the Law Lords, Britain's highest court, to grant journalists the right to publish unproven allegations in cases of public interest, provided that...
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...
OSCE Chairman shocked by murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Publishing date: 7 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 7 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed profound shock today about the news of the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. "I condemn the murder...
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 welcomes establishment of media ethics council in Albania
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
TIRANA/VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, welcomed today the creation of the Albanian Council on Media Ethics...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attacks on Hungarian Public Television building
Publishing date: 19 September 2006
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Safety of journalists
Location: Hungary
VIENNA, 19 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he condemns last night's violent attacks on the building of the Hungarian public television in Budapest. "The independence of...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for transparency in handling of imprisoned Turkmenistan journalist's death
Publishing date: 14 September 2006
What we do: Human rights, Safety of journalists
Location: Turkmenistan
VIENNA, 14 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today urged the Turkmenistan authorities to handle the death of Radio Free Europe reporter Ogulsapar Muradova in a transparent way...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Azerbaijan's president to help stop new wave of prosecution of journalists, urges legal reform
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 4 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has expressed concern over recent cases of prosecution of journalists in Azerbaijan and proposed a legal reform as a way out of the situation. In a letter...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over jailing of Turkmenistan journalists
Publishing date: 28 August 2006
What we do: Human rights, Media pluralism, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
Location: Turkmenistan
VIENNA, 28 August 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today criticised the sentencing of journalists in Turkmenistan and condemned the lack of transparency in the handling of the cases.