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Central Asia journalists discuss public-service broadcasting, digitalization at OSCE media conference

Publishing date: 17 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
ALMATY, 17 October 2008- The future of public-service broadcasting and how the digital switchover can support media freedom and pluralism was the focus of the 10th OSCE Central Asia Media Conference, which concluded in Almaty today...

Armenian public TV needs to strengthen public service ethos and provide impartial news, says report commissioned by the OSCE Office

Publishing date: 17 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 17 October 2008- Defining editorial lines, improving mechanisms to measure audience needs, ceasing aggressive commercial policies and strengthening news programming are some recommendations for Armenian public TV in a report presented today...

OSCE media freedom representative urges Uzbek government to dismiss journalist's 10-year prison sentence

Publishing date: 15 October 2008
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, 15 October 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today asked the Uzbek government to review on appeal the 10-year prison sentence handed to well-known journalist Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov...

OSCE, UN and EU leaders meet ahead of Geneva discussions on Georgia

Publishing date: 14 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 14 October 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner today to discuss Wednesday's diplomatic-level discussions on Georgia.

OSCE Office urges Tajikistan to decriminalize defamation and libel laws

Publishing date: 9 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, 9 October 2008- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan co-organized a meeting starting today that called for the decriminalization and libel...

Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia to visit Priboj and Prijepolje

Publishing date: 7 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
BELGRADE, 7 October 2008- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, will visit southwestern Serbia on 7 and 8 October...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes acquittal of Hungarian journalist in secrecy case, urges legislative reforms

Publishing date: 1 October 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
BUDAPEST, 1 October 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomed today's acquittal of Hungarian journalist Antonia Radi and called on the country's authorities to carry out legislative reforms on disclosing official secrets...