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OSCE Media Representative concerned over sentencing of a Belarusian journalist, calls for repealing criminal libel laws
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 September 2002- Europe's top media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern today about the sentencing of the Belarusian journalist, Viktor Ivashkevich, for allegedly insulting...
First Albanian-language news bulletin in South Serbia
Publishing date: 16 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 16 September 2002- The OSCE Mission to the FRY launched a long-term programme aimed at introducing multi-ethnic programming in municipality radios in South Serbia to bridge the gap between the ethnic Albanian, Serb and Roma communities.
Kosovo media commission fines Bota Sot daily
Publishing date: 4 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 3 September 2002- The Temporary Media Commissioner (TMC) of Kosovo imposed a new sanction of EUR 17,500 against the newspaper Bota Sot following numerous violations of UNMIK Regulation 2000/37 and its associated Code of Conduct. The office...
Kosovo media to provide fair access to political entities
Publishing date: 26 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 26 August 2002- Kosovo's media outlets are to provide fair access to all political entities running in the municipal elections to ensure that voters can make an informed choice on October 26. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has...
Defence of a common future in Kosovo
Publishing date: 21 August 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 21 August 2002- The mobile.culture.container is a project of the Fund In Defence of our Future. Its initiator is Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The project operates in the framework of the Stability Pact...
Deadline approaching for postal Voter Registration
Publishing date: 29 July 2002
PRISTINA, 29 July 2002- The deadline for all potential voters living outside Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro to return by-mail voting applications for the 26 October municipal elections is now just over two weeks away- on August 11...
Kosovo newspaper Bota Sot to face new sanctions
Publishing date: 25 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 25 July 2002- The newspaper Bota Sot is facing new sanctions after a decision taken by Kosovo's Media Hearing Board on Wednesday, 24 July, on a complaint originally brought forward by Xhavit Haliti, a Kosovo Assembly Presidency Member...