Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Media freedom deteriorates in some OSCE States, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
VIENNA, 2 May 2003- The general state of the media in OSCE participating States and the safety of journalists working in hostile environments will be two themes on which the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, will focus...
Freimut Duve organizes conference on media in multi-lingual societies
Publishing date: 1 April 2003
VIENNA, 1 April 2003- A conference on media in multi-lingual societies was held in Berne, Switzerland, on 28-29 March. It was organized by Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and hosted by the Swiss...
OSCE Media Representative responds to criticism from Italian parliamentarian
Publishing date: 25 February 2003
VIENNA, 25 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has responded to criticism from an Italian member of Parliament regarding his position on the concentration of media ownership in Italy. During the...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...
OSCE media watchdog criticises U.S. Patriot Act
Publishing date: 23 January 2003
VIENNA, 23 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today criticised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the United States for monitoring...
OSCE Media Representative blasts "Stalinist" propaganda methods on Turkmen TV
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
VIENNA, 16 January 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, strongly condemned the abuse of the television media in Turkmenistan to humiliate and destroy individuals accused of an alleged attack against the...
OSCE conference discusses Tajik media legislation
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
DUSHANBE, 18 December 2002- "We need to improve our media legislation using the experiences of European and other countries", said Ibragim Usmanov, State Adviser to the President of Tajikistan, at an OSCE-organized...
Journalists should not be imprisoned for what they write, say OSCE and Council of Europe
Publishing date: 16 December 2002
BELGRADE, 16 December 2002- The OSCE and the Council of Europe responded to the imposition of a one-month prison term on a former editor-in-chief of the Montenegrin daily "Dan" by sending a letter to the authorities of the FRY and
OSCE Media Representative concerned at human rights situation in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 12 December 2002
VIENNA, 12 December 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, voiced his concern over the recent arrest in Turkmenistan of Russian journalist Leonid Komarovsky, allegedly in connection with an attack...
OSCE Media Representative welcomes decision by Russian President to veto restrictive media amendments
Publishing date: 26 November 2002
VIENNA, 26 November 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, welcomed yesterday's decision by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to veto amendments to Russian laws on mass media and on combating...