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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes French acquittal in cartoons row
Publishing date: 22 March 2007
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Location: France
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...
OSCE Representative urges French Senate to reject criminalization of Armenian genocide denial
Publishing date: 17 October 2006
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws
Location: France
VIENNA, 17 October 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed his concern about the French National Assembly's adoption in a first reading of an amendment that aims to criminalize the denial that the 1915 killings of Armenians in...
OSCE media representative says new French libel case shows EU countries should abolish criminal defamation
Publishing date: 21 April 2005
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation
Location: France
VIENNA, 21 April 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today voiced his concern over a case launched in France by the Barclay brothers, the owners of the Daily Telegraph, against The Times of London...