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OSCE Media Representative welcomes decision by Russian President to veto restrictive media amendments

Publishing date: 26 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 26 November 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, welcomed yesterday's decision by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to veto amendments to Russian laws on mass media and on combating...

Seminar in Ukraine discussed public awareness of media freedom

Publishing date: 26 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
KYIV, 26 November 2002- A two-day seminar on "Public Awareness on Freedom of the Media" ended today in the southern Ukrainian town of Mykolaiv. The event was part of a series of seminars held throughout Ukraine on the difficulties experienced...

OSCE concerned about detention of leading Kazakh human rights defender and journalist

Publishing date: 7 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA/WARSAW, 7 November 2002- The two OSCE institutions dealing with human rights and media freedom today jointly expressed their concern about the detention of Sergei Duvanov, a journalist and human rights defender who...

OSCE media watchdog concerned over increased pressure on media in Russia

Publishing date: 3 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 3 November 2002- Europe's media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern regarding the recent prevailing climate of pressure on the media in Russia...

OSCE Media Representative criticizes restrictive media law drafted in German City-State

Publishing date: 21 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 21 October 2002- OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, sent a letter to the German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, criticizing a draft law proposed by the Senator of the Interior of German City-State...

Central Asian journalists adopt declaration on media freedom and corruption

Publishing date: 30 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
TASHKENT, 30 September 2002- The media should be free to play their fundamental role as society's watchdog against corruption, journalists from five Central Asian states said in a final declaration adopted at the end of an OSCE media conference...

OSCE and Council of Europe roundtable in Kyiv focussed on media legislation in Ukraine

Publishing date: 27 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
KYIV, 27 September 2002- Media legislation in the Ukraine and the country's adherence to European standards was the focus of a roundtable held in Kyiv on 24 September that brought together parliamentarians, government officials, media professionals...