News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman shocked by murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Publishing date: 7 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 7 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed profound shock today about the news of the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. "I condemn the murder...
Experts from OSCE Black Sea and Caspian countries agree to co-operate to protect ports from terrorists
Publishing date: 6 October 2006
ANTWERP, 6 October 2006- Keeping ports safe from terrorists and other threats was the theme of a workshop concluding today that brought together port security experts from 12 OSCE Black Sea and Caspian Sea countries...
Irish draft bill on defamation major improvement, but job unfinished, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
VIENNA, 29 September 2006- A legal review presented today to the Irish government by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media says draft bills on defamation and privacy contain major improvements, but need to completely decriminalize defamation...
OSCE welcomes establishment of media ethics council in Albania
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
TIRANA/VIENNA, 28 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on the Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, and the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, welcomed today the creation of the Albanian Council on Media Ethics...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports publication of handbooks on access to information
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
SKOPJE, 28 September 2006- Two handbooks with guidelines on access to public information and the responsibilities and rights of officials were presented in Skopje today to mark the Right to Know Day. The publications were...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attacks on Hungarian Public Television building
Publishing date: 19 September 2006
VIENNA, 19 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he condemns last night's violent attacks on the building of the Hungarian public television in Budapest. "The independence of...