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New prison sentence sign of continued persecution of non-governmental media in Azerbaijan, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 10 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 10 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that a four-year prison sentence handed down to the editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper...

Ban on independent news coverage in Armenia is contrary to OSCE commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 3 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called on Armenian authorities today to lift restrictions on independent news reporting that have been in place since the state of emergency declared on 1 March...

OSCE media watchdog, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship host forum on challenges to media freedom

Publishing date: 29 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 29 February 2008- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, and Finnish Secretary of State Pertti Torstila, called on participating States to comply with their OSCE media commitments at a roundtable discussion today...

OSCE media freedom representative reviews Slovakia's draft Press Act, urges Government to implement recommendations

Publishing date: 14 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 14 February 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued an analysis of Slovakia's draft Press Act today, with recommendations on bringing the draft into line with the country's media freedom commitments...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Kyrgyzstan's media self-regulatory body, the first in Central Asia

Publishing date: 12 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 12 February 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklos Haraszti, congratulated today journalists in Kyrgyzstan on the launch of an independent media self-regulatory body...

OSCE media freedom representative visits Council of Europe, discusses joint concerns, co-operation

Publishing date: 24 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
STRASBOURG, 24 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that legal standards established by the Council of Europe played an important role in his every day work and helped...

OSCE media freedom representative says Slovakian draft Press Act curbs editorial autonomy, asks authorities to withdraw it

Publishing date: 22 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 22 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has asked the Slovak Government to withdraw its draft Press Act from Parliament in its current version, saying that his office was ready to prepare a...