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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Boycott of Bosnia-Herzegovina public broadcaster breaches media freedom principles, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 29 March 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 29 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a report today on the state of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report...
OSCE press freedom watchdog hails Kyrgyzstan for decriminalizing libel and allowing public broadcasting
Publishing date: 27 March 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Democratization, Media pluralism
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Kyrgyz Parliament's decision to abolish criminal libel and insult laws as well as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's "green light" for public...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes French acquittal in cartoons row
Publishing date: 22 March 2007
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Location: France
VIENNA, 22 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said he welcomes today's acquittal of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in a trial initiated in 2006 by Muslim institutions for publishing three cartoons...
OSCE Representative calls for release of Uzbek journalist
Publishing date: 13 March 2007
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 13 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has called for the release of the detained Uzbek journalist and human rights activist, Umida Niyazova...
Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 7 February 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that Bosnia and Herzegovina had an advanced legal regime governing freedom of the media, but a strict governmental adherence to media autonomy was needed to...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to review media situation in Bosnia
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 5 February 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, agreed to provide an independent assessment of the media situation in the country at a meeting with Christian Schwarz-Schilling...
OSCE media freedom watchdog urges Moldovan authorities to help resume Antena-C transmission, ensure transparent privatization of broadcast media
Publishing date: 19 December 2006
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Moldova
VIENNA, 19 December 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed his concern today over the disruption of the nationwide transmission of the Antena-C radio station, as well as the way the privatization of...
OSCE Representative concerned about deteriorating media situation in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 27 November 2006
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
VIENNA, 27 November 2006- The recent shutdown of an Azerbaijani broadcast channel and a print press editorial building is a clear sign of the deterioration of the media situation in the country, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said...
OSCE conference discusses media freedom in South Caucasus
Publishing date: 2 November 2006
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
TBILISI, 2 November 2006- Challenges and prospects for the privatized and privately owned media in the South Caucasus are the focus of the third annual OSCE Media Conference, hosted by the Government of Georgia, which opened in Tbilisi today...
OSCE media watchdog presents report on anomalies in accrediting journalists
Publishing date: 25 October 2006
What we do: Media pluralism
VIENNA, 25 October 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a special report today on the administrative problems journalists have recently faced in several countries of the OSCE region. The paper...