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OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Interior Ministry defamation proposals

Publishing date: 9 October 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
VIENNA, 9 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Kazakh Interior Minister to withdraw recent draft amendments to the country's defamation law...

OSCE Mission Head concerned about obligation of Radio-Television Serbia to broadcast parliament sessions

Publishing date: 2 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 2 October 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, expressed concern today over a recent instruction issued by the Republican Broadcasting Agency (RBA) requiring Radio-Television Serbia (RTS)...

Ukraine's elections open and competitive but amendments to law of some concern, international observers say

Publishing date: 1 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 1 October 2007- The 30 September parliamentary elections in Ukraine were conducted mostly in line with international commitments and standards for democratic elections, the OSCE-led International Election Observation Mission concluded today...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Tajikistan to protect free flow of information on Internet

Publishing date: 21 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Rule of law
VIENNA, 21 September 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called on Tajikistan to bring its legislation in line with its OSCE commitments by revoking recent criminal code amendments...

Co-operation crucial to combat spread of child pornography online, highlights OSCE Vienna conference

Publishing date: 20 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
VIENNA, 20 September 2007- Enhancing the ability of law enforcement bodies to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the sexual exploitation of children over the Internet is the focus of an OSCE conference that began in Vienna today...

OSCE Presence helps train Albanian police, court officials and civil society groups on new domestic violence law

Publishing date: 18 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
TIRANA, 18 September 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania helped to educate police officers and court officials, along with civil society representatives, on the country's new domestic violence law in training sessions which ended today....

Politkovskaya case requires a vigorous and independent investigation, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 10 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 10 September 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, commended recent reports of progress in the cases of murdered journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Igor Domnikov, but warned that violence against journalists...