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OSCE media freedom representative praises Skopje's abolishment of prison sentences for defamation

Publishing date: 11 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 11 May 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has welcomed the adoption by the Parliament in Skopje of amendments to the Criminal Code, which abolish imprisonment as a punishment for defamation...

Co-operation crucial to keep public transport safe from terrorists, OSCE and International Association of Public Transport workshop concludes

Publishing date: 5 May 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 5 May 2006- International co-operation is essential to keep public transport networks and the passengers they carry safe from terrorist attacks, participants in a workshop on Urban Transport Security concluded today. Some 200 experts...

To mark World Press Freedom Day, international organizations urge governments to combat violence against journalists

Publishing date: 2 May 2006
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, 2 May 2006- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, the media freedom watchdogs of four of the world's leading international organizations have urged governments not to let violence against media personnel go unpunished...

OSCE media watchdog welcomes improved climate and work in Kosovo- 'press freedom in good shape'

Publishing date: 27 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, National minority issues, Media pluralism
PRISTINA, 27 April 2006- Concluding a two-day visit to Kosovo, Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said he had been impressed by the progress he witnessed in the province and the work done by media professionals...

OSCE-Thailand conference focuses on challenges to security 'from poverty to pandemics'

Publishing date: 25 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Chairmanship, Partners for Co-operation
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BANGKOK, 25 April 2006- OSCE, Thai and regional officials are focusing over the next two days on challenges to global security, at an international conference under the theme 'From Poverty to Pandemic'. Meeting for the third time in Bangkok since...

OSCE committed to economic and environmental issues, says Secretary General at Chernobyl anniversary conference

Publishing date: 19 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
MINSK, 19 April 2006- OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut called for intensified efforts to allow for sustainable development of the regions affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy. Speaking at a conference on the 20th anniversary of...

OSCE Mission supports conference on civil society in Croatia

Publishing date: 12 April 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 12 April 2006- The need to enhance partnership between local authorities in Croatia and the public, as well as the business and civil sector, was voiced by participants of a conference held today in Zagreb...