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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Hungarian Government to halt media legislation package, start public consultations
Publishing date: 24 June 2010
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation
Location: Hungary
VIENNA, 24 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, appealed to the Hungarian Government today to halt draft media legislation that is to be voted on in Parliament next week, and to start public consultations...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Georgian broadcasters to abide by ethical standards of journalism
Publishing date: 15 March 2010
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Georgia
VIENNA, 15 March 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today reminded Georgian broadcasters that they should abide by the professional code of conduct to which they have committed themselves...
OSCE media freedom conference brings together participants from all five Central Asian countries
Publishing date: 16 October 2009
BISHKEK, 16 October 2009- Journalists and education experts from all Central Asian states- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan- discussed challenges to journalism in the region and issued recommendations on journalism...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan to improve media freedom, hopes detained bloggers may be released soon
Publishing date: 10 September 2009
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Azerbaijan
BAKU, 10 September 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today criticized the continued imprisonment of media workers in Azerbaijan and called for the repeal of recently imposed restrictive media regulations...
OSCE holds media self-regulation seminar for Mediterranean Partner States
Publishing date: 19 June 2009
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- Journalists, editors and experts from the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States and OSCE participating States gathered today to discuss the merits, mechanisms and challenges of media self-regulation...
OSCE promotes media self-regulation with training seminar for Moldovan journalists and editors
Publishing date: 21 May 2009
What we do: Democratization, Media self-regulation
Location: Moldova
CHISINAU, 21 May 2009- Raising awareness about the importance of media self-regulation as a credible and viable mechanism to guarantee editorial independence and uphold journalistic ethics is the aim of a two-day training seminar...
OSCE holds seminar for government officials, journalists in Kazakhstan to facilitate access to information
Publishing date: 28 April 2009
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Kazakhstan
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 28 April 2009- A two-day OSCE training seminar aimed at fostering effective ties between government bodies and journalists and increasing access to official information started in Karaganda...
OSCE media freedom representative opens pioneering seminar for journalists in Turkmenistan, lectures at new Institute for Foreign Relations
Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Location: Turkmenistan
ASHGABAD, 30 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov today, and welcomed the government's intention to reform media education in the country...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to keep broadcast regulator independent
Publishing date: 16 January 2009
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
VIENNA, 16 January 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today he had asked the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to prevent legal changes that would threaten the independence of the country's broadcast...
OSCE representative commends media situation in Montenegro, outlines areas for improvement
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
Location: Montenegro
VIENNA, 13 November 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the media situation in Montenegro was free and pluralistic...