News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Slovakia's new Press Act curbs editorial freedom, grants politicians unlimited right of reply, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 April 2008
VIENNA, 10 April 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that he regretted the Slovak Parliament's decision to adopt a controversial Press Act that goes against the country's international commitments...
OSCE to work with the Armenian Rescue Service to improve emergency preparedness
Publishing date: 8 April 2008
YEREVAN, 8 April 2008- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Rescue Service (ARS) signed an implementation agreement today that aims to improve the Public Information Centre of the Armenian Rescue Service...
OSCE Mission supports training on economic reporting for journalists
Publishing date: 31 March 2008
BELGRADE, 31 March 2008- Reporting on economic issues was the focus of an OSCE Mission workshop for local journalists held in Belgrade on Saturday and Sunday...
OSCE media freedom representative protests against onslaught on independent media in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 March 2008
VIENNA, 28 March 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sharply criticised today a crackdown on independent journalists and media outlets throughout the Republic of Belarus...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan to investigate latest attack against journalist
Publishing date: 17 March 2008
VIENNA, 17 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned today the stabbing of Agil Khalil, a reporter of the Azerbaijani opposition newspaper Azadliq, and urged the government to investigate...
New prison sentence sign of continued persecution of non-governmental media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 March 2008
VIENNA, 10 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that a four-year prison sentence handed down to the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper...
Croatia made substantial progress in democratic reforms, says Head of OSCE Zagreb Office
Publishing date: 7 March 2008
ZAGREB, 7 March 2008- Croatia's recent reform progress has enabled the OSCE to wind down the Mission to Croatia and establish an Office in Zagreb to focus on remaining challenges, said the Head of the Office, Ambassador Jorge Fuentes...