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OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls off visit to Minsk
Publishing date: 26 August 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 26 August 2003- The OSCE's media watchdog, Freimut Duve, has been forced to cancel a visit to Belarus, planned for 1 and 2 September, because the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not given him and his senior adviser visas...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over case of Russian journalists accused of divulging state secrets
Publishing date: 17 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 July 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his concern over two journalists of the daily newspaper Zvezda (Perm, Russia), Konstantin Sterledev and Konstantin Bakharev, who were accused by...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over Ukraine adopting additional restrictive legislation against journalists
Publishing date: 15 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 15 July 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed dismay over the decision by the Ukrainian Parliament to outlaw the protection of journalists' sources. On 9 July the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a...
OSCE media watchdog questions suspension of independent Belarusian newspapers
Publishing date: 30 May 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 30 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked Belarus Foreign Minister for urgent clarification regarding the suspension of publication of the independent newspapers Belaruskaya Delovaya Gazeta...
OSCE media watchdog asks U.S. to clarify detention of French journalists
Publishing date: 26 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell for clarifications regarding the detention of six French journalists on arrival in Los Angeles on 10 and 11 May...
Media freedom deteriorates in some OSCE States, says OSCE media watchdog
Publishing date: 2 May 2003
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 2 May 2003- The general state of the media in OSCE participating States and the safety of journalists working in hostile environments will be two themes on which the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, will focus...
OSCE Media Representative focuses on freedom of expression in the digital era
Publishing date: 14 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 14 April 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, today published a booklet titled From Quill to Cursor-- Freedom of the Media in the Digital Era. Experts from UNESCO and the Council of Europe as well as...