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OSCE Office in Minsk calls documentary shown by Belarusian state broadcaster "slanderous"

Publishing date: 13 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MINSK, 13 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, criticized a TV documentary recently shown on Belarusian state television as an "open slander of key opposition politicians"...

OSCE Media Representative discusses hard-hitting report on Kosovo media face-to-face with journalists

Publishing date: 6 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 6 May 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented his recent critical report on the media behaviour during the mid-March riots in Kosovo to TV, radio and print journalists at press conferences he gave in...

OSCE Mission condemns attack on TV journalists in Serbia

Publishing date: 6 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 6 May 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro is concerned about the recent assaults on journalists by unknown persons outside the residence of Milorad Lukovic, the prime suspect in the assassination of Zoran Djindjic, former Serbian...

OSCE organizes high-level media events to celebrate 2004 World Press Freedom Day in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 5 May 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 5 May 2004- A variety of events highlighting the importance of freedom of the media marked this year's celebrations of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May in Tajikistan...

OSCE Mission welcomes staging of World Press Freedom Day in Belgrade

Publishing date: 30 April 2004
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 29 April 2004- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, welcomed the staging of the regional World Press Freedom Day 2004 by UNESCO in Belgrade on 2 and 3 May...

OSCE 'Berlin Declaration' sets out concrete measures to fight anti-Semitism

Publishing date: 29 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
BERLIN, 29 April 2004- The OSCE's second Conference on anti-Semitism ended today with a ringing condemnation of all acts motivated by anti-Semitism or other forms of religious or racial hatred, and States agreed to take specific, practical counter...

Presidential election generally consistent with international standards but marred by irregularities, OSCE reports from Skopje

Publishing date: 29 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 29 April 2004- The second round of the presidential election in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 28 April was generally consistent with OSCE election related commitments. However, election day was marred by serious but localized...