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OSCE Representative concerned about deteriorating media situation in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 27 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 27 November 2006- The recent shutdown of an Azerbaijani broadcast channel and a print press editorial building is a clear sign of the deterioration of the media situation in the country, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said...
OSCE experts panel concerned over destruction of Hare Krishna property in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 November 2006
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 27 November 2006- The OSCE Advisory Council on the Freedom of Religion or Belief, an advisory panel of experts from different backgrounds and of various faiths from throughout the OSCE region, issued the following statement today...
OSCE media representative concerned about trial of Danish journalists for publishing leaked information
Publishing date: 22 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 22 November 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, said today that he was concerned about the trial of three Danish journalists charged with publishing classified information...
OSCE diplomats visit Russian military depot in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 13 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 13 November 2006- A group of more than 30 Ambassadors, Heads of Delegations to the OSCE, visited today a Russian ammunition depot in Moldova's breakaway Transdniestrian region. The visit was welcomed by...
Journalists killed during Tajik civil war remembered at OSCE-supported ceremony
Publishing date: 27 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 27 October 2006- A memorial plaque dedicated to journalists who lost their lives during the 1992-97 Tajik civil war was unveiled in Dushanbe today. "The plaque commemorates...
OSCE Office in Baku welcomes Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors
Publishing date: 23 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BAKU, 23 October 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed the Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors imprisoned this year for libel...
OSCE organizes media training programme in Brussels
Publishing date: 23 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
BRUSSELS, 23 October 2006- The relationship between journalism and politics, media laws, investigative reporting, and the role of the media in a democratic society will be the focus of an OSCE training course in Brussels this week...