Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Representative praises Turkey for changing penal code, but remains concerned
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
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
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...
OSCE media watchdog concerned about prison sentence for journalist in Russia
Publishing date: 23 June 2005
VIENNA, 23 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today expressed his concern regarding the combined five year prison sentence handed down to a Russian journalist by a Smolensk court...
Media freedom on the Internet in Central Asian countries threatened, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 20 June 2005
AMSTERDAM, 20 June 2005- Governmental over-regulation and content censorship are common in Central Asian countries and pose a serious danger to new media in the emerging internet scene, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti...
OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...
OSCE media watchdog says new Italian legislation insufficient to curb media concentration
Publishing date: 7 June 2005
VIENNA, 7 June 2005- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Tuesday that new Italian media legislation introduced in 2004 had not significantly altered the unusually high concentration of ownership in the country's television industry...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new regulation on newspaper titles in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
VIENNA, 3 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has voiced his concern over a new presidential decree in Belarus, which bans the use of the words "national" and "Belarusian" by NGOs and media in their official titles and names...
OSCE media freedom representative proposes changes to new Turkish Penal Code
Publishing date: 11 May 2005
VIENNA, 11 May 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media praised the Turkish authorities for postponing the adoption of the new Penal Code and expressed hope that 23 worrying provisions in the draft would ultimately be amended...
OSCE media watchdog presents Internet "cookbook" in Russian
Publishing date: 10 May 2005
VIENNA, 10 May 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today presented the Russian-language version of the Media Freedom Internet Cookbook. Published in English last year, it contains the major findings of...
Special rapporteurs on freedom of expression issue joint statement on press freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2005
VIENNA, 2 May 2005- On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, marked 3 May, the international community's four special rapporteurs on freedom of expression issued a joint statement, paying tribute to the courage and professionalism of...