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OSCE Representative calls for release of Uzbek journalist
Publishing date: 13 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 13 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has called for the release of the detained Uzbek journalist and human rights activist, Umida Niyazova...
Miklos Haraszti appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for second term
Publishing date: 8 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 8 March 2007- Miklos Haraszti was appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for a second three-year term today. Haraszti, a Hungarian writer and former dissident, was...
OSCE Centre promotes public discussion on freedom of expression
Publishing date: 5 March 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASTANA, 5 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, encouraged Kazakh authorities today to abandon plans to require licenses for all printing presses. Existing laws...
Respect for media autonomy vital to any democratic society, says OSCE Representative during visit to Sarajevo
Publishing date: 7 February 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
SARAJEVO, 7 February 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that Bosnia and Herzegovina had an advanced legal regime governing freedom of the media, but a strict governmental adherence to media autonomy was needed to...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media to review media situation in Bosnia
Publishing date: 5 February 2007
Content type: Press release
SARAJEVO, 5 February 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, agreed to provide an independent assessment of the media situation in the country at a meeting with Christian Schwarz-Schilling...
OSCE voices concern over imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 31 January 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BAKU/VIENNA, 31 January 2007-The OSCE Office in Baku and the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed profound concern today over new instances of imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan...
OSCE press freedom representative calls on Albanian parliamentarians to prepare for digital era
Publishing date: 30 January 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Digital switchover, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 30 January 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Albanian parliamentarians today to ensure that media regulation takes into account the abundance of channels that digital television...