Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
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 representative concerned over new criminal libel case involving President of Belarus
Publishing date: 22 August 2005
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 media watchdog concerned over situation in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 September 2005
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...
Office of OSCE media freedom representative trains journalists and press officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2005
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 freedom watchdog calls for amendments to the media law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 September 2005
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.
OSCE media watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
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 representative asks Hague Tribunal to release Croatian journalist
Publishing date: 11 October 2005
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 Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses media related legislation in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
SKOPJE, 27 October 2005- OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met today with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Xhemali Mehazi, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and members of Parliament in Skopje...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Internet regulation
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
VIENNA, 31 October 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Government of Kazakhstan to withdraw a newly established regulation on the registration of domain names for websites...
OSCE media freedom representative reviews Kyrgyzstan's media legislation
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
VIENNA, 7 November 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has written to the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, welcoming positive signs in the legal situation of the media but outlining a number of areas of concern...