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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Libel and freedom of information in South Caucasus focus of OSCE conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 27 October 2004
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Georgia
TBILISI, 27 October 2004- Libel and access to information were on the agenda of the first OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference which ended Tuesday in the Georgian capital. Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia...
Moldovan public broadcasting lacks alternative voices, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 22 October 2004
What we do: Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 October 2004- "There is too much government and insufficient alternative opinion on Moldova's public broadcaster", the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said concluding a fact-finding visit to Moldova. The...
OSCE media freedom watchdog asks the US to abolish 'book embargo'
Publishing date: 30 September 2004
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 30 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has asked the USA to abolish regulations that require publishers and authors to seek a licence from the Treasury Department to publish literature from Cuba, Iran and Sudan in...
OSCE media freedom representative refutes allegations by German media group WAZ
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 21 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, refuted allegations by Germany's WAZ media group that he had taken any position in the dispute between WAZ and the journalists from the Romanian newspaper...
OSCE Media Representative issues report on media coverage of the Beslan tragedy
Publishing date: 16 September 2004
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 16 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented today to the Permanent Council a report on how the Russian media covered the terrorist attacks in Beslan, North Ossetia. Based on research performed...
OSCE Media Representative condemns the murder and kidnapping of journalists in Iraq
Publishing date: 31 August 2004
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Iraq
VIENNA, 31 August 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned the recent murder of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, executed in Iraq last week and demanded the release of two French journalists...
Second OSCE Internet Media Freedom Conference opens in Amsterdam
Publishing date: 27 August 2004
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
AMSTERDAM, 27 August 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today opened a conference entitled "Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet" in the Amsterdam...
OSCE Media Representative to hold conference on media freedom on the Internet
Publishing date: 23 August 2004
What we do: Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA/AMSTERDAM, 23 August 2004- "Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the Internet" is the title of the 2nd Amsterdam Internet Conference to be held on 27 and 28 August 2004. It will be hosted by Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over size of libel case fine in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 22 July 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, is concerned about the high level of a fine imposed on the Kazakh weekly newspaper Assandi-Times, and has raised the case with Kasymzhomart Tokayev...
OSCE Media Representative appalled by murder of Russian Forbes magazine editor
Publishing date: 12 July 2004
What we do: Human rights, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 12 July 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said on Monday he was appalled at the murder of magazine editor Paul Khlebnikov in Moscow. "I am horrified at this brutal killing and call on the Russian...