News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
To mark World Press Freedom Day, international organizations urge governments to combat violence against journalists
Publishing date: 2 May 2006
VIENNA, 2 May 2006- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the media freedom watchdogs of four of the world's leading international organizations have urged governments not to let violence against media personnel go unpunished...
OSCE media watchdog welcomes improved climate and work in Kosovo- 'press freedom in good shape'
Publishing date: 27 April 2006
PRISTINA, 27 April 2006- Concluding a two-day visit to Kosovo, Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said he had been impressed by the progress he witnessed in the province and the work done by media professionals...
OSCE media freedom representative and ambassadors address hate speech issues at Budapest conference
Publishing date: 3 April 2006
VIENNA, 3 April 2006- Moderated by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, a panel of OSCE Ambassadors discussed hate speech definitions and practices, as well as issues that have emerged from the recent cartoon controversy...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over treatment of journalists covering demonstrations in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 March 2006
VIENNA, 28 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that the detentions of Belarusian and foreign journalists in the aftermath of the presidential election was an infringement of OSCE commitments to safeguard free...
OSCE media watchdog calls on Romania to drop leak cases against journalists
Publishing date: 8 March 2006
VIENNA, 8 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has written to Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, urging authorities to do everything in their power to drop charges against two journalists...
OSCE media watchdog asks Azerbaijan President to initiate law reform as editor is jailed for libel
Publishing date: 3 March 2006
VIENNA, 3 March 2006- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative Miklos Haraszti has written to Azerbaijan's President, Ilham Aliyev, reminding him of his call a year ago for a moratorium on the use of criminal defamation against the media. In his letter...
OSCE voices concern over course of investigation of murdered Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 2 March 2006
BAKU, 2 March 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Ambassador Maurizio Pavesi, today called on the Azerbaijani authorities to take all necessary steps in order to bring those responsible for the murder of journalist Elmar Huseynov to justice as...