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OSCE media freedom representative concerned about suspension of television stations in Georgia

Publishing date: 8 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 8 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today about the suspension of the work of Imedi TV, Georgia's most watched independent broadcaster and Kavkasia TV, which transmits in Tbilisi...

Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference

Publishing date: 2 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
DUSHANBE, 2 November 2007- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended today in Dushanbe...

Severe prison sentence for journalist violates Azerbaijan's commitment to free press, says OSCE media watchdog

Publishing date: 1 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 1 November 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticized today the eight-and-a-half year combined prison sentence handed down to an Azerbaijani journalist and newspaper publisher...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of independent journalist in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 25 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 25 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, today condemned the murder of Alisher Saipov, editor of the Uzbek language newspaper Siyosat ("Politics")...

Conviction of assassinated journalist's son for "insulting Turkish identity" more proof Article 301 must be abolished, says OSCE media watchdog

Publishing date: 18 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 18 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has called on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to urgently repeal Article 301 of Turkey's Penal Code, which makes it an offence to "insult Turkish identity" and which...

South Caucasus journalists discuss media ethics and self-regulation at OSCE conference

Publishing date: 12 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
TBILISI, 12 October 2007- The challenges and prospects of media self-regulation were the focus of the Fourth South Caucasus Media Conference that ended in Tbilisi today...

OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Interior Ministry defamation proposals

Publishing date: 9 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 9 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Kazakh Interior Minister to withdraw recent draft amendments to the country's defamation law...