News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media watchdog calls on Romania to drop leak cases against journalists
Publishing date: 8 March 2006
VIENNA, 8 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has written to Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, urging authorities to do everything in their power to drop charges against two journalists...
OSCE media watchdog asks Azerbaijan President to initiate law reform as editor is jailed for libel
Publishing date: 3 March 2006
VIENNA, 3 March 2006- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative Miklos Haraszti has written to Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev, reminding him of his call a year ago for a moratorium on the use of criminal defamation against the media. In his letter...
OSCE voices concern over course of investigation of murdered Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 2 March 2006
BAKU, 2 March 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Ambassador Maurizio Pavesi, today called on the Azerbaijani authorities to take all necessary steps in order to bring those responsible for the murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov to justice as...
OSCE media freedom representative asks prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop 'cartoon cases'
Publishing date: 24 February 2006
VIENNA, 24 February 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media appealed to prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop criminal charges against newspapers under investigation for "incitement of hatred" after illustrating articles...
OSCE Baku Office welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to cancel newspaper debts
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
BAKU, 9 February 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed President Ilham Aliyev's decision to cancel the debts of newspapers, including leading opposition publications, to the State publishing house Azerbaijan. The debts, totalling EUR 350,000...
OSCE Chairman concerned at violent protests over cartoons, calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 7 February 2006- Expressing concern at the growing violent protests over the religious caricatures appearing in several newspapers, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all sides to respect...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative defends papers' right to publish controversial cartoons, asks for mutual respect for traditions
Publishing date: 3 February 2006
VIENNA, 3 February 2006- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, defended the traditional right of a free press to publish satirical cartoons, even if they depict figures in established religions. Commenting on the recent...