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OSCE media freedom representative delivers report on cartoon controversy
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 17 February 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media yesterday delivered a report to the OSCE Permanent Council on the current media freedom issues in the OSCE region, including an analysis of the recent cartoon controversy...
OSCE unites on steps to ensure press freedom and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 17 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 17 February 2006- An informal OSCE meeting, called by the Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, yesterday discussed the valuable contribution the Organization might make in response to the controversy over the recent...
OSCE to discuss concerns raised by recent cartoon controversy and steps to ease discord
Publishing date: 13 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 13 February, 2006- At the initiative of Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, a special informal meeting will be held to discuss possible short- and long-term steps within the OSCE to address the issues...
OSCE-backed Skopje conference calls for decriminalizing libel
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
SKOPJE, 10 February 2006- Conference participants here have offered full support to the Government in preparing changes in the country's criminal code to abolish imprisonment for libel changes and...
OSCE Baku Office welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to cancel newspaper debts
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
BAKU, 9 February 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed President Ilham Aliyev's decision to cancel the debts of newspapers, including leading opposition publications, to the State publishing house Azerbaijan. The debts, totalling EUR 350,000...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative defends papers' right to publish controversial cartoons, asks for mutual respect for traditions
Publishing date: 3 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 3 February 2006- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, defended the traditional right of a free press to publish satirical cartoons, even if they depict figures in established religions. Commenting on the recent...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative asks Swiss to add a public right to know to secrecy laws
Publishing date: 19 January 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 19 January 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has voiced his concern over possible consequences for the media stemming from investigations into the disclosure of confidential military information by a Swiss...