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Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo

Publishing date: 7 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
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
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
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 Mission to Skopje supports study tour for Border Police Officers to Slovenia

Publishing date: 2 February 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Border management, Policing, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 2 February 2007- Border Police are now better equipped to handle illegal border crossings and organized crime, thanks to skills gained during a two-week training tour to Slovenia supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje...

OSCE voices concern over imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 31 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BAKU/VIENNA, 31 January 2007-The OSCE Office in Baku and the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed profound concern today over new instances of imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan...

OSCE press freedom representative calls on Albanian parliamentarians to prepare for digital era

Publishing date: 30 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 30 January 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Albanian parliamentarians today to ensure that media regulation takes into account the abundance of channels that digital television...

OSCE media freedom representative calls for abolishment of insult laws in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 26 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
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 Skopje Mission shares community policing best practices with Kosovo specialists

Publishing date: 25 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing
SKOPJE, 25 January 2007- A delegation from the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development arrived in Skopje today to study community policing best practices. The community policing concept was...