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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Representative welcomes decision by Russian President to veto restrictive media amendments
Publishing date: 26 November 2002
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 26 November 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, welcomed yesterday's decision by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to veto amendments to Russian laws on mass media and on combating...
Seminar in Ukraine discussed public awareness of media freedom
Publishing date: 26 November 2002
KYIV, 26 November 2002- A two-day seminar on "Public Awareness on Freedom of the Media" ended today in the southern Ukrainian town of Mykolaiv. The event was part of a series of seminars held throughout Ukraine on the difficulties experienced...
OSCE concerned about detention of leading Kazakh human rights defender and journalist
Publishing date: 7 November 2002
What we do: Human rights, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA/WARSAW, 7 November 2002- The two OSCE institutions dealing with human rights and media freedom today jointly expressed their concern about the detention of Sergei Duvanov, a journalist and human rights defender who...
OSCE media watchdog concerned over increased pressure on media in Russia
Publishing date: 3 November 2002
What we do: Human rights, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 3 November 2002- Europe's media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern regarding the recent prevailing climate of pressure on the media in Russia...
OSCE Media Representative criticizes restrictive media law drafted in German City-State
Publishing date: 21 October 2002
What we do: Media laws
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 21 October 2002- OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, sent a letter to the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, criticizing a draft law proposed by the Senator of the Interior of German City-State...
Central Asian journalists adopt declaration on media freedom and corruption
Publishing date: 30 September 2002
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
TASHKENT, 30 September 2002- The media should be free to play their fundamental role as society's watchdog against corruption, journalists from five Central Asian states said in a final declaration adopted at the end of an OSCE media conference...
OSCE and Council of Europe roundtable in Kyiv focussed on media legislation in Ukraine
Publishing date: 27 September 2002
What we do: Media laws
Location: Ukraine
KYIV, 27 September 2002- Media legislation in the Ukraine and the country's adherence to European standards was the focus of a roundtable held in Kyiv on 24 September that brought together parliamentarians, government officials, media professionals...
Fourth Central Asia Media Conference focuses on media freedom and corruption
Publishing date: 26 September 2002
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism
TASHKENT, 26 September 2002- The media coverage of corruption has a "corrective function" in the newly emerging democracies and on their economies, a leading European media watchdog, Freimut Duve, told a conference of more than 100 media...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over sentencing of a Belarusian journalist, calls for repealing criminal libel laws
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 17 September 2002- Europe's top media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern today about the sentencing of the Belarusian journalist, Viktor Ivashkevich, for allegedly insulting...
OSCE Media Representative urges Ukrainian authorities to step up efforts to find murderers of independent journalist
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Ukraine
VIENNA, 16 September 2002- Two years to the day after the disappearance and subsequent murder of the Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has urged the Ukrainian authorities...