Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Press freedom commitments not met during Russian electoral campaign, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 4 December 2007
VIENNA, 4 December 2007- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti said today that harassment of media outlets, legislative limitations, and arbitrary application of rules prevented equal media access during the Duma elections...
OSCE media freedom representative says optimistic about re-opening of suspended Imedi TV after visit to Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2007
TBILISI, 23 November, 2007- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti said today he gained assurances from the Georgian President that media pluralism in the country will be restored by early December...
OSCE media freedom representative in Georgia to discuss TV station closure
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, is in the Georgian capital Tbilisi today to discuss the media situation, in particular the recent closure of television station Imedi...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about suspension of television stations in Georgia
Publishing date: 8 November 2007
VIENNA, 8 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today about the suspension of the work of Imedi TV, Georgia's most watched independent broadcaster and Kavkasia TV, which transmits in Tbilisi...
OSCE trains state officials and journalists to improve public access to information in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 September 2007
YEREVAN, 19 September 2007- Increasing public access to information held by the state through promoting ties between regional state administration bodies and journalists is the aim of a two-day OSCE training seminar that started today in Yerevan.
New radio licensing law in Greece restricts minority media, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
VIENNA, 27 July 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed his concern about a new Greek radio licensing law that endangers pluralism by putting a high threshold for minority, community or low-cost broadcasters...
OSCE media representative urges Armenian Parliament to drop amendments practically abolishing Radio Liberty's re-broadcasts
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, criticized legal amendments that would ban Armenian-language foreign media programmes on public-service broadcast channels, and introduce heavy fees...
Continuous harassment threatens existence of independent media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 22 May 2007
VIENNA, 22 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern today over the eviction of the country's two main independent newspapers from their premises, and new procedures against their imprisoned editor, Eynulla Fatullayev...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns sentencing of journalist, says Azerbaijan media under serious threat
Publishing date: 23 April 2007
VIENNA, 23 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced dismay today over the prison sentence of Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan and the daily...
OSCE media watchdog presents report on problems of media registration in OSCE area
Publishing date: 30 March 2007
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a special report on media registration...