News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Recent assaults on journalists in Armenia threaten free press, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 19 November 2008
VIENNA, 19 November 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern today over a violent attack this week against an independent journalist in Armenia...
OSCE representative commends media situation in Montenegro, outlines areas for improvement
Publishing date: 13 November 2008
VIENNA, 13 November 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the media situation in Montenegro was free and pluralistic...
OSCE meeting discusses role of Holocaust remembrance in preventing anti-Semitism and other forms of racism
Publishing date: 10 November 2008
VIENNA, 10 November 2008- Representatives of international organizations held a roundtable discussion on the role of Holocaust commemoration in combating anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance in Vienna today...
Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia welcomes government decision to recognize Pristina University Diplomas with UNMIK seal
Publishing date: 3 November 2008
BELGRADE, 3 November 2008- Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, welcomed today a decision by the Serbian Government to continue to recognize diplomas with an UNMIK seal issued by the University of Pristina after 1999...
OSCE media freedom watchdog condemns killing of two journalists in Croatia
Publishing date: 24 October 2008
VIENNA, 24 October 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned today the recent killing of two journalists in Zagreb and called on Croatian authorities to work to ensure that journalists can carry out their work...
Central Asia journalists discuss public-service broadcasting, digitalization at OSCE media conference
Publishing date: 17 October 2008
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
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...