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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative asks Hague Tribunal to release Croatian journalist
Publishing date: 11 October 2005
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Safety of journalists
Locations: Croatia, Netherlands
VIENNA, 11 October 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to release Croatian journalist Josip Jovic, the former editor-in-chief of...
OSCE media watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 30 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sent a request to senior Belarus officials urging them not to close down the daily Narodnaya Volya. The only independent daily in Belarus...
OSCE media freedom watchdog calls for amendments to the media law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 September 2005
What we do: Media laws
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 28 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has sent a legal review of the draft media law of Kazakhstan to the Congress of Journalists of this Central Asian Republic.
Office of OSCE media freedom representative trains journalists and press officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2005
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Kyrgyzstan
SARYOY, KYRGYZSTAN, 8 September 2005- Strengthening relations between State authorities and the media and increasing the access of civil society to official information was the aim of a training course organized in Kyrgyzstan by...
OSCE media watchdog concerned over situation in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 September 2005
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
VIENNA, 5 September 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has said he is concerned about the fate of independent media in Tajikistan because the majority of the independent papers are not published...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new criminal libel case involving President of Belarus
Publishing date: 22 August 2005
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 22 August 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has voiced his concern over a new criminal investigation involving alleged libel of the President of Belarus in animated Internet cartoons.
OSCE Office commemorates National Press Day in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 22 July 2005
BAKU, 22 July 2005- Congratulating the Azerbaijani media on the occasion of the 130th National Press Day, the OSCE Office in Baku today underlined the importance of a free media environment for the democratic future of Azerbaijan. "Much has to be...
OSCE media freedom office trains government press secretaries and journalists in Baku
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Azerbaijan
BAKU, 18 July 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, today opened a three-day training seminar for 27 governmental press secretaries and local journalists.
OSCE Media Representative praises Turkey for changing penal code, but remains concerned
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today praised the Turkish authorities for introducing important changes to the new Penal Code, following a legal review his Office produced, listing 23 provisions...
OSCE media watchdog worried by protection of sources case in the US
Publishing date: 29 June 2005
What we do: Media laws, Safety of journalists
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 29 June 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has expressed concern over the cases of reporters Judith Miller of The New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time Magazine who have been sentenced to imprisonment...