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New prison sentence sign of continued persecution of non-governmental media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 10 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that a four-year prison sentence handed down to the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper...
OSCE condemns bomb attack on Serbian journalist
Publishing date: 16 April 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 16 April 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, today condemned this weekend's bomb attack on the Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic, and called for quick action in bringing the perpetrator(s) to justice.
OSCE press freedom watchdog hails Kyrgyzstan for decriminalizing libel and allowing public broadcasting
Publishing date: 27 March 2007
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Kyrgyz Parliament's decision to abolish criminal libel and insult laws as well as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's "green light" for public...
OSCE press freedom representative calls on Albanian parliamentarians to prepare for digital era
Publishing date: 30 January 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 30 January 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Albanian parliamentarians today to ensure that media regulation takes into account the abundance of channels that digital television...
OSCE media representative's office ends Ukrainian series of seminars aiming to improve governmental reporting
Publishing date: 28 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
ODESA, 28 July 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today addressed press secretaries and journalists participating in a two-day training seminar aiming to improve reporting on governmental issues...
OSCE media watchdog's office ends training seminar to improve reporting of governmental information in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 19 July 2006
Content type: Press release
BAKU, 20 July 2006- An OSCE-organized seminar aiming to improve public access to government information by strengthening relations between authorities and the media concluded today in Baku...
Former OSCE Media Representative receives Germany's Order of Merit
Publishing date: 13 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 13 January 2004- The former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany from President Johannes Rau. The award honoured Duve's...