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OSCE media freedom representative calls on Kyrgyzstan to halt wave of violent attacks against journalists

Publishing date: 16 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 16 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Kyrgyz authorities today to halt a wave of attacks against journalists which is threatening media pluralism ahead of the presidential election...

OSCE Mission to Serbia, Dutch Embassy and Belgrade Youth Centre organize debate on media freedom

Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 29 May 2009- Media rights and freedom in Serbia were the focus of a debate organized today in Belgrade by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, the Dutch Embassy in Belgrade and the Belgrade Youth Centre Dom Omladine...

OSCE Centre supports investigative journalism in southernmost Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 29 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Media freedom and development
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 29 May 2009- An OSCE-supported training course ending today helped journalists from across southwestern Kyrgyzstan sharpen their investigative skills...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports TV debates to promote freedom of media

Publishing date: 27 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 27 May 2009- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in co-operation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, will organize a series of televised debates, the first of which airs tomorrow, on press freedom...

OSCE promotes media self-regulation with training seminar for Moldovan journalists and editors

Publishing date: 21 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
CHISINAU, 21 May 2009- Raising awareness about the importance of media self-regulation as a credible and viable mechanism to guarantee editorial independence and uphold journalistic ethics is the aim of a two-day training seminar...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Irish draft law decriminalizing libel, asks to drop 'blasphemous libel'

Publishing date: 19 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 May 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the Irish Parliament's move to decriminalize defamation but warned that a proposed article on blasphemous libel risked jeopardizing OSCE commitments...

Pluralistic media essential for democratic elections, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 15 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 15 May 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that pluralistic television that provides access to fair information about all participating parties is a prerequisite for free elections...