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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Freedom Representative asks Swiss to add a public right to know to secrecy laws
Publishing date: 19 January 2006
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Switzerland
VIENNA, 19 January 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has voiced his concern over possible consequences for the media stemming from investigations into the disclosure of confidential military information by a Swiss...
OSCE conference for South Caucasus journalists focuses on public service broadcasting and the Internet
Publishing date: 21 November 2005
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 21 November 2005- The editorial independence of public service broadcasting and press freedom on the Internet were the focus of the Second South Caucasus Media Conference that ended on Friday in Tbilisi...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses media related legislation in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: North Macedonia
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 watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Belarus
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...
Office of OSCE media freedom representative trains journalists and press officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2005
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Kyrgyzstan
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 watchdog concerned over situation in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 September 2005
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
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...
OSCE media freedom office trains government press secretaries and journalists in Baku
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Azerbaijan
BAKU, 18 July 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, today opened a three-day training seminar for 27 governmental press secretaries and local journalists.
OSCE Media Representative praises Turkey for changing penal code, but remains concerned
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Türkiye
VIENNA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today praised the Turkish authorities for introducing important changes to the new Penal Code, following a legal review his Office produced, listing 23 provisions...
OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Location: Uzbekistan
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...
OSCE media watchdog says new Italian legislation insufficient to curb media concentration
Publishing date: 7 June 2005
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Italy
VIENNA, 7 June 2005- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Tuesday that new Italian media legislation introduced in 2004 had not significantly altered the unusually high concentration of ownership in the country's television industry...