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OSCE media freedom representative urges Kazakh President to veto new Internet law

Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticised as restrictive today amendments to the country's communication law, adopted on 24 June by the Kazakh Parliament, and called on President...

OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop to improve media reporting on security sector

Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 25 June 2009- A workshop for Serbian journalists on security matters, aiming to help the participants improve their reporting, started today in Belgrade. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges Italian Senate to drop law proposals restricting free flow of information.

Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Italian legislature today to drop two planned legal provisions that would restrict freedom on the Internet and reporting on court cases...

OSCE holds media self-regulation seminar for Mediterranean Partner States

Publishing date: 19 June 2009
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 self-regulation
VIENNA, 19 June 2009- Journalists, editors and experts from the OSCE Mediterranean Partner States and OSCE participating States gathered today to discuss the merits, mechanisms and challenges of media self-regulation...

OSCE media freedom representative urges Turkey to stop prosecution of author, reform laws that restrict speech rights

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 18 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, asked Turkish authorities today to drop charges against journalist Nedim Sener and called for urgent reform of laws that restrict freedom of expression...

OSCE Mission to Serbia urges media to respect rights of minors

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 18 June 2009- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, urged media today to respect the professional and ethical standards of journalism, especially the privacy of individuals and minors...

OSCE Mission to Serbia trains journalists in southwestern Serbia

Publishing date: 18 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
NOVI PAZAR, 18 June 2009- Some 17 media professionals from southwestern Serbian television stations improved their interviewing skills at an OSCE Mission workshop which ended today in Novi Pazar...