News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission urges Serbian Assembly to avoid hasty adoption of amendments to broadcasting law
Publishing date: 18 July 2006
BELGRADE, 18 July 2006- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia today called upon the Serbian Assembly to reconsider the urgent procedure of adopting amendments to the broadcasting law and allow time for public discussion...
OSCE Mission to Croatia encourages politicians to be responsible when electing HINA Steering Council members
Publishing date: 13 July 2006
ZAGREB, 13 July 2006- The OSCE Mission to Croatia today encouraged politicians to be responsible in electing members of the HINA Steering Council. "Being the only public national news agency...
OSCE media watchdog gives good marks to Kosovo media, but says more improvements needed
Publishing date: 3 July 2006
VIENNA, 3 July 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said in a report issued today that the media freedom situation in Kosovo has changed for the better, but singled out areas where more work needed to be done...
OSCE media watchdog praises Croatia's abolition of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Croatian Parliament for adopting amendments to the Criminal Code that abolish imprisonment as a sanction for defamation...
OSCE media watchdog notes improvements in Armenian media legislation, calls for more pluralism
Publishing date: 21 June 2006
YEREVAN, 21 June 2006- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that Armenia has made significant progress in improving media legislation, but actual media pluralism remained limited to the print media...
OSCE Office in Baku trains journalists on media management
Publishing date: 20 June 2006
BAKU, 20 June 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku has held a training session on media management for about 20 journalists, editors-in-chief and owners of different regional media outlets in Azerbaijan...
OSCE Centre promotes public discussion on media reform in Kazakhstan with second roundtable
Publishing date: 20 June 2006
ASTANA, 20 June 2006- A roundtable, jointly organized here by the OSCE Centre in Almaty, has been looking at the legal aspects of mass media activity and the issues of libel and defamation in Kazakhstan....