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OSCE conference discusses Tajik media legislation

Publishing date: 18 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
DUSHANBE, 18 December 2002- "We need to improve our media legislation using the experiences of European and other countries", said Ibragim Usmanov, State Adviser to the President of Tajikistan, at an OSCE-organized...

Journalists should not be imprisoned for what they write, say OSCE and Council of Europe

Publishing date: 16 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
BELGRADE, 16 December 2002- The OSCE and the Council of Europe responded to the imposition of a one-month prison term on a former editor-in-chief of the Montenegrin daily "Dan" by sending a letter to the authorities of the FRY and

OSCE Media Representative concerned at human rights situation in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 12 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 12 December 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, voiced his concern over the recent arrest in Turkmenistan of Russian journalist Leonid Komarovsky, allegedly in connection with an attack...

OSCE holds workshop on Media Freedom and the Internet

Publishing date: 3 December 2002
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
VIENNA, 2 December 2002- Freedom of the Media and the Internet was the topic of a one-day workshop held by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, in Vienna. Six experts from Europe and the United States were invite...

OSCE Media Representative welcomes decision by Russian President to veto restrictive media amendments

Publishing date: 26 November 2002
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, 26 November 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, welcomed yesterday's decision by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to veto amendments to Russian laws on mass media and on combating...

OSCE Mission Head presents report on Croatia's international commitments

Publishing date: 19 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 19 November 2002- A report on Croatia's fulfilment of its international commitments was outlined to the media today by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby. The 30-page report details progress in...

OSCE expert to advise on Croatia's broadcast media laws

Publishing date: 7 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 7 November 2002- A leading European media expert will visit Croatia to give technical advice to the Government on aligning broadcast media laws with European standards. Professor Karol Jakubowicz, an OSCE consultant and...