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Media freedom on the Internet in Central Asian countries threatened, says OSCE Representative

Publishing date: 20 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
AMSTERDAM, 20 June 2005- Governmental over-regulation and content censorship are common in Central Asian countries and pose a serious danger to new media in the emerging internet scene, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Miklos Haraszti...

OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...

OSCE media watchdog says new Italian legislation insufficient to curb media concentration

Publishing date: 7 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 7 June 2005- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Tuesday that new Italian media legislation introduced in 2004 had not significantly altered the unusually high concentration of ownership in the country's television industry...

OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new regulation on newspaper titles in Belarus

Publishing date: 3 June 2005
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 pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 3 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has voiced his concern over a new presidential decree in Belarus, which bans the use of the words "national" and "Belarusian" by NGOs and media in their official titles and names...

OSCE media freedom representative proposes changes to new Turkish Penal Code

Publishing date: 11 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 11 May 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media praised the Turkish authorities for postponing the adoption of the new Penal Code and expressed hope that 23 worrying provisions in the draft would ultimately be amended...

OSCE media watchdog presents Internet "cookbook" in Russian

Publishing date: 10 May 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 10 May 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today presented the Russian-language version of the Media Freedom Internet Cookbook. Published in English last year, it contains the major findings of...

Special rapporteurs on freedom of expression issue joint statement on press freedom Day

Publishing date: 2 May 2005
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, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 2 May 2005- On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, marked 3 May, the international community's four special rapporteurs on freedom of expression issued a joint statement, paying tribute to the courage and professionalism of...