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Boycott of Bosnia-Herzegovina public broadcaster breaches media freedom principles, says OSCE report

Publishing date: 29 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 29 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a report today on the state of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report...

OSCE press freedom watchdog hails Kyrgyzstan for decriminalizing libel and allowing public broadcasting

Publishing date: 27 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Kyrgyz Parliament's decision to abolish criminal libel and insult laws as well as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's "green light" for public...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator trains NGOs to help trafficking victims

Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 26 March 2007- Twenty five NGO representatives are taking part in a training course on helping victims of human trafficking, organized this week by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union...

OSCE Representative marks 200th anniversary of slave trade abolition

Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Eva Biaudet, issued the following statement today...

OSCE Representative urges Bulgaria to prosecute attackers of journalists, warns against changes to law on information

Publishing date: 23 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 23 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced concern today over the assault on journalists of 24 Hours and 168 Hours newspapers by parliamentarians of the Ataka political party. He also warned...

Experts discuss how legal co-operation can help counter terrorism at OSCE workshop

Publishing date: 23 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 23 March 2007- International legal co-operation in criminal matters should be strengthened in order to effectively counter terrorism, participants in a two-day OSCE expert workshop ending today concluded...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes French acquittal in cartoons row

Publishing date: 22 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 22 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said he welcomes today's acquittal of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in a trial initiated in 2006 by Muslim institutions for publishing three cartoons...