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Tajik journalists create and sign ethics code at workshop organized by the OSCE Office

Publishing date: 15 May 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 15 May 2009- An ethics code for Tajik journalists was presented and signed in Dushanbe today as the main outcome of a two-week media self-regulation workshop initiated by three Tajik media associations and facilitated by the OSCE Office...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Russian journalists' initiative to tackle violence against the press

Publishing date: 6 May 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, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 6 May 2009- In a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today Russian civil and parliamentary initiatives to fight violence against journalists...

OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over continuing violence against journalists in Armenia

Publishing date: 30 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked the Armenian authorities to swiftly investigate the brutal attack against Argishti Kiviryan, who was severely beaten today.

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Romania's legal reform, urges open discussion of speech offence provisions

Publishing date: 30 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Hate speech, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 30 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu today...

OSCE holds seminar for government officials, journalists in Kazakhstan to facilitate access to information

Publishing date: 28 April 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 pluralism, Media self-regulation
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 28 April 2009- A two-day OSCE training seminar aimed at fostering effective ties between government bodies and journalists and increasing access to official information started in Karaganda...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of imprisoned journalists, urges legal reform in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 21 April 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 laws, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 21 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the pardoning by Azerbaijan's Parliament of two imprisoned journalists and the release of a third by a court...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Moldovan authorities to ensure journalists' access, investigate cases of obstruction and intimidation

Publishing date: 14 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 14 April 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged the Moldovan authorities today to secure free access for international media and allow unhindered reporting in the country...