Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new regulation on newspaper titles in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
VIENNA, 3 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has voiced his concern over a new presidential decree in Belarus, which bans the use of the words "national" and "Belarusian" by NGOs and media in their official titles and names...
OSCE media representative visits Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 11 April 2005
VIENNA, 11 April 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, is visiting Azerbaijan from 11 to 15 April at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the visit, he will...
Belarus media situation worsened, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 March 2005
VIENNA, 11 March 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that the overall media situation in Belarus had deteriorated over the past few years. The number of independent media outlets had been declining and...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over legal grounds for trials of publisher and writer in Turkey
Publishing date: 2 March 2005
VIENNA, 2 March 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed the acquittal of Fikret Baskaya in Ankara today and said he will monitor the postponed trial of Ragip Zarakolu. Fikret Baskaya, a writer and academic...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over harassment of media outlets in Ukraine
Publishing date: 30 November 2004
VIENNA, 30 November 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed concern over several recent cases of media harassment in Ukraine that have been reported to his Office. "At this time...
Moldovan public broadcasting lacks alternative voices, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 22 October 2004
VIENNA, 22 October 2004- "There is too much government and insufficient alternative opinion on Moldova's public broadcaster", the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said concluding a fact-finding visit to Moldova. The...
OSCE media freedom watchdog asks the US to abolish 'book embargo'
Publishing date: 30 September 2004
VIENNA, 30 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has asked the USA to abolish regulations that require publishers and authors to seek a licence from the Treasury Department to publish literature from Cuba, Iran and Sudan in...
OSCE media freedom representative refutes allegations by German media group WAZ
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
VIENNA, 21 September 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, refuted allegations by Germany's WAZ media group that he had taken any position in the dispute between WAZ and the journalists from the Romanian newspaper...
OSCE Media Representative discusses hard-hitting report on Kosovo media face-to-face with journalists
Publishing date: 6 May 2004
VIENNA, 6 May 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented his recent critical report on the media behaviour during the mid-March riots in Kosovo to TV, radio and print journalists at press conferences he gave in...
OSCE free media representative finds Kosovo press coverage of March violence "reckless and sensationalist"
Publishing date: 22 April 2004
VIENNA, 22 April 2004- The recent violence in Kosovo might have been avoided without the "reckless and sensationalist reporting" by local media, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today...