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OSCE Media Representative asks Berlusconi for clarification on removal of TV programmes
Publishing date: 27 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 27 June 2002- In a letter to the Italian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Silvio Berlusconi, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked for clarification on the recent removal of two political...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about criminal verdicts for Belarus journalists
Publishing date: 26 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 26 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, is deeply concerned about a criminal court sentence of two Belarusian journalists, Nikolai Markevich and Pavel Mozheiko, for allegedly having insulted President...
OSCE Media Representative criticizes list of banned authors in Belarus
Publishing date: 20 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 20 June 2002- In a report to the OSCE Permanent Council, Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly criticized the recent statement made by a Presidential Administration official in Belarus...
"Media situation in Kazakhstan has consistently deteriorated", says OSCE Media Representative
Publishing date: 14 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 14 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a special report on the media situation in Kazakhstan, highlighting his main concerns and recommending concrete steps for improvement...
OSCE region has mixed record on media freedom, says OSCE's Media Representative Freimut Duve
Publishing date: 2 May 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 May 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the OSCE region had a mixed record on media freedom in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. "There is a lot to be proud of as well...
Freimut Duve: Free media non-existent in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 30 April 2002- In light of the several cases of media harassment recently reported in Turkmenistan, OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the country lacks any freedom of expression. In a letter...
OSCE Representative on Media Freedom asks Berlusconi for clarification
Publishing date: 23 April 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 23 April 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has sent a letter to the acting Italian Foreign Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, asking for clarification on an alleged statement by him quoted by the European media...