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OSCE Representative opens seminar in Minsk, voices concern over State control over media

Publishing date: 4 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
MINSK, 4 June 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, opened a seminar for some 30 journalists and government press secretaries in Minsk today...

Continuous harassment threatens existence of independent media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 22 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 22 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed concern today over the eviction of the country's two main independent newspapers from their premises, and new procedures against their imprisoned editor, Eynulla Fatullayev...

OSCE media freedom representative presents publications on 'The Business of Media'

Publishing date: 22 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 22 May 2007- The Office of Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, presented two new publications today dedicated to "The Business of Media". The books... cover the challenges of privatisation, starting-up, and

OSCE media freedom representative expresses shock after more Azerbaijani journalists jailed, calls on authorities to stop prosecutions for libel

Publishing date: 17 May 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, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was shocked to hear the news about the imprisonment of two more Azerbaijani journalists for libel...

OSCE press freedom watchdog condemns prison sentences handed down to journalists in Azerbaijan for essay on religion

Publishing date: 7 May 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, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 7 May 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he was deeply concerned about the harsh prison sentences handed down to two Azerbaijani journalists from the monthly newspaper Senet...

Harsh sentence of Uzbek journalist violates commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 2 May 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, 2 May 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media condemned today the 7-year prison sentence handed down to Umida Niyazova, an Uzbek investigative journalist collecting materials about the Andijan tragedy in 2005.

Landmark OSCE survey examines barriers to journalists' investigative rights

Publishing date: 2 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
BRUSSELS, 2 May 2007- Societies have more access to information than ever before, but weak laws and prosecution against the media diminish journalists' investigative abilities, said the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti...