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OSCE press freedom official offers Russian authorities co-operation on media freedom

Publishing date: 12 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 October 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today he has offered Russian authorities the co-operation of his office to tackle media freedom problems...

OSCE media freedom representative in Moscow to meet officials, address conference

Publishing date: 7 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
MOSCOW, 7 October 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today started a three-day visit to Moscow.

OSCE media freedom representative protests over authorities' actions against one of Kazakhstan's few independent newspapers

Publishing date: 22 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 September 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today the seizure of all copies of the independent Kazakh weekly Respublika- delovoye obozrenie and the freezing of the paper's accounts...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asks Italian prime minister to drop libel lawsuits against two Italian dailies

Publishing date: 20 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 20 September 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi today to drop two civil libel lawsuits against daily newspapers La Repubblica and L'Unità...

Unprecedented fine imposed on Dogan Media Group threatens media pluralism in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 16 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 16 September 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today over the "unprecedented" fine imposed on the Dogan Media Group in Turkey...

OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan to improve media freedom, hopes detained bloggers may be released soon

Publishing date: 10 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
BAKU, 10 September 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today criticized the continued imprisonment of media workers in Azerbaijan and called for the repeal of recently imposed restrictive media regulations...

OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about Lithuanian public information law, welcomes authorities' co-operation on improving it

Publishing date: 4 September 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 4 September 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed concern today that a recently amended law that aims to protect minors is so vague that it will restrict legitimate media content...