Representative on Freedom of the Media

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media observes media developments in all 56 OSCE participating States. He provides early warning on violations of freedom of expression and promotes full compliance with OSCE press freedom commitments.

OSCE press freedom office trains media professionals to foster ethical standards and boost self-regulation

ODESA, Ukraine, 29 July 2008 - Promoting media self-regulation as a credible mechanism for upholding journalistic ethics and professionalism is the aim of a two-day OSCE training course that started in Odesa today...

OSCE media freedom watchdog calls Baku trial 'fake', aimed to discredit opposition journalist and protect his real attackers

VIENNA, 17 July 2008 - Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today the trial against Sergey Strekalin, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for his self-confessed stabbing of journalist Agil Khalil...

Media freedom in OSCE area faces new challenges as Representative's Office marks tenth anniversary

Despite the many successes during its first ten years, the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media will remain vigilant against new and worrying trends in the OSCE region.

Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, meets students at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, 20 October 2006. (OSCE/Eric Gourlan)

DOCUMENT: Comments and suggestions on draft amendments to the defamation provisions of the Criminal and Civil Codes of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 29 July 2008

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DOCUMENT: Report by the Representative on Freedom of the Media to the Permanent Council, 3 July 2008

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PUBLICATION: The Media Self-Regulation Guidebook

PUBLICATION: RFOM Yearbook 2007

PRESS RELEASE: Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, OSCE official calls on governments to lift restrictions, protect journalists from violence, 2 May 2008

• PUBLICATION: Factsheet of the Representative on Freedom of the Media
• PUBLICATION: Freedom of Expression, Free Flow of Information, Freedom of Media: CSCE/OSCE Main Provisions 1975-2007

Special Report on Handling of the Media during Political Demonstrations: Observations and Recommendations

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