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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...

OSCE media freedom representative urges Bulgarian authorities to swiftly prosecute violent attacks against journalists

Publishing date: 26 September 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, 26 September 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today asked the Bulgarian authorities to accelerate the bringing to justice of perpetrators of recent violent attacks against journalists...

OSCE media freedom representative visits Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 5 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
ASHGABAD, 5 September 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media visited Ashgabad from 2 to 4 September to meet...

Chairman of OSCE's Permanent Council underscores transparency of Organization's activity in Georgia

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 4 September 2008- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council underscored today that the Organization had distributed all spot reports submitted by its Mission to Georgia on the recent Georgia-Russia conflict to all 56 OSCE participating States...

OSCE Office-supported conference results in proposals for improvements of licensing of broadcast media in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 4 September 2008- A conference of stakeholders in Tajik TV and radio broadcasting supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan has resulted in an open letter released today that urges the President and Parliament to improve the licensing...

OSCE media freedom representative protests against killing during police custody of web publisher in Russia's Ingushetia region

Publishing date: 2 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 2 September 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today called outrageous the killing of Magomed Evloyev, the publisher of the independent news website Ingushetiya.ru, who was shot in police custody...

OSCE media freedom watchdog calls Baku trial 'fake', aimed to discredit opposition journalist and protect his real attackers

Publishing date: 17 July 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, 17 July 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today the trial against Sergey Strekalin, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for his self-confessed stabbing of journalist Agil Khalil...