Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Landmark OSCE survey examines barriers to journalists' investigative rights
Publishing date: 2 May 2007
BRUSSELS, 2 May 2007- Societies have more access to information than ever before, but weak laws and prosecution against the media diminish journalists' investigative abilities, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes plans for press freedom improvements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 April 2007
ALMATY, 21 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today welcomed Kazakhstan's Parliament's recent decision to add to its agenda a new draft media law written by four journalists' organizations...
Croatian draft secrecy law needlessly restrictive, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 April 2007
VIENNA, 13 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that the government-proposed draft law on Data Secrecy in Croatia unnecessarily restricts access to information...
OSCE media watchdog presents report on problems of media registration in OSCE area
Publishing date: 30 March 2007
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a special report on media registration...
Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
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
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 representative calls for abolishment of insult laws in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 January 2007
VIENNA, 26 January 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called for the removal of special insult laws in Kazakhstan which give elevated protection to State officials from verbal offence. The plea follows...
OSCE media freedom representative marks 240th anniversary of first access to information law
Publishing date: 1 December 2006
VIENNA, 1 December 2006- Marking the 240th anniversary of the world's first freedom of information act, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media encouraged those OSCE participating States which have not yet developed and enforced...
OSCE media representative concerned about trial of Danish journalists for publishing leaked information
Publishing date: 22 November 2006
VIENNA, 22 November 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, said today that he was concerned about the trial of three Danish journalists charged with publishing classified information...
OSCE conference discusses media freedom in South Caucasus
Publishing date: 2 November 2006
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...