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OSCE Media Representative issues Amsterdam Recommendations defending freedom of the Internet
Publishing date: 17 June 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 June 2003- At the end of a two-day conference on Internet-related perils to freedom of expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a call for the OSCE to take up a strong position towards...
Observers express concerns about runoff local elections in Moldova, despite slight improvement over first round
Publishing date: 9 June 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 9 June 2003- Although yesterday's second round of local elections in Moldova showed slight improvement over the first round held on 25 May, shortcomings observed during the campaign remain a source of concern...
OSCE media watchdog questions suspension of independent Belarusian newspapers
Publishing date: 30 May 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 30 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked Belarus Foreign Minister for urgent clarification regarding the suspension of publication of the independent newspapers Belaruskaya Delovaya Gazeta...
OSCE media watchdog concerned about ownership deregulation in USA
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 29 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed concern today over the effect that media deregulation in the USA, the most symbolically important country for the culture of press freedom...
OSCE PA Working Group on Belarus Visits Minsk and Gomel
Publishing date: 29 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
MINSK, 28 May 2003- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus, Ms. Uta Zapf (Germany), the Chair of the Group, Mr. Urban Ahlin (Sweden), and Lord Ponsonby (United Kingdom) visited Gomel and Minsk...
OSCE hosts workshop on media management in Kosovo
Publishing date: 26 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 26 May 2003- A five-day workshop on management and marketing skills for electronic and print media outlets has begun today in Kosovo...
OSCE Envoy urges Kyrgyzstan to become example of good governance for Central Asia
Publishing date: 21 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization
BISHKEK, 21 May 2003- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, urged the Kyrgyz government to renew dialogue with civil society and opposition forces in order to secure a peaceful transition...