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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls off visit to Minsk
Publishing date: 26 August 2003
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media laws
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 26 August 2003- The OSCE's media watchdog, Freimut Duve, has been forced to cancel a visit to Belarus, planned for 1 and 2 September, because the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not given him and his senior adviser visas...
OSCE publishes study on media in multilingual societies
Publishing date: 31 July 2003
What we do: Media laws
VIENNA, 31 July 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today presented to the OSCE participating States a booklet entitled Media in Multilingual Societies, a compilation of five country reports. The publication...
OSCE Media Representative issues Amsterdam Recommendations defending freedom of the Internet
Publishing date: 17 June 2003
What we do: Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 17 June 2003- At the end of a two-day conference on Internet-related perils to freedom of expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a call for the OSCE to take up a strong position towards...
OSCE media watchdog concerned about ownership deregulation in USA
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: United States of America
VIENNA, 29 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed concern today over the effect that media deregulation in the USA, the most symbolically important country for the culture of press freedom...
OSCE Media Representative responds to criticism from Italian parliamentarian
Publishing date: 25 February 2003
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Italy
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 conference discusses Tajik media legislation
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Tajikistan
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...
OSCE Media Representative welcomes decision by Russian President to veto restrictive media amendments
Publishing date: 26 November 2002
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Russia
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...
OSCE media watchdog concerned over increased pressure on media in Russia
Publishing date: 3 November 2002
What we do: Human rights, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 3 November 2002- Europe's media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern regarding the recent prevailing climate of pressure on the media in Russia...
OSCE Media Representative criticizes restrictive media law drafted in German City-State
Publishing date: 21 October 2002
What we do: Media laws
Location: Germany
VIENNA, 21 October 2002- OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, sent a letter to the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, criticizing a draft law proposed by the Senator of the Interior of German City-State...
Central Asian journalists adopt declaration on media freedom and corruption
Publishing date: 30 September 2002
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism
TASHKENT, 30 September 2002- The media should be free to play their fundamental role as society's watchdog against corruption, journalists from five Central Asian states said in a final declaration adopted at the end of an OSCE media conference...