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OSCE institutions stress vital role of civil society in promoting human rights
Publishing date: 9 December 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights
VIENNA/WARSAW/THE HAGUE, 9 December 2005- Civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played an essential role in promoting OSCE values since its establishment 30 years ago. It is essential that the Organization continues to support...
OSCE conference for South Caucasus journalists focuses on public service broadcasting and the Internet
Publishing date: 21 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 21 November 2005- The editorial independence of public service broadcasting and press freedom on the Internet were the focus of the Second South Caucasus Media Conference that ended on Friday in Tbilisi...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes new Macedonian broadcast law
Publishing date: 11 November 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 11 November 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, lauded the new Law on Broadcast Activity, passed Wednesday at a Parliamentary session in Skopje, to regulate the private broadcasting industry, as well as...
OSCE media freedom representative reviews Kyrgyzstan's media legislation
Publishing date: 7 November 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 7 November 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has written to the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, welcoming positive signs in the legal situation of the media but outlining a number of areas of concern...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Kazakhstan to withdraw Internet regulation
Publishing date: 31 October 2005
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 31 October 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, has asked the Government of Kazakhstan to withdraw a newly established regulation on the registration of domain names for websites...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses media related legislation in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
SKOPJE, 27 October 2005- OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met today with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Xhemali Mehazi, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and members of Parliament in Skopje...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Hague Tribunal to release Croatian journalist
Publishing date: 11 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 11 October 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has asked the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to release Croatian journalist Josip Jovic, the former editor-in-chief of...