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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls off visit to Minsk
Publishing date: 26 August 2003
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media laws
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 26 August 2003- The OSCE's media watchdog, Freimut Duve, has been forced to cancel a visit to Belarus, planned for 1 and 2 September, because the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not given him and his senior adviser visas...
OSCE media watchdog questions suspension of independent Belarusian newspapers
Publishing date: 30 May 2003
What we do: Human rights, Media pluralism
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 30 May 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has asked Belarus Foreign Minister for urgent clarification regarding the suspension of publication of the independent newspapers Belaruskaya Delovaya Gazeta...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over sentencing of a Belarusian journalist, calls for repealing criminal libel laws
Publishing date: 17 September 2002
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 17 September 2002- Europe's top media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern today about the sentencing of the Belarusian journalist, Viktor Ivashkevich, for allegedly insulting...
Freimut Duve: What Happened to Dmitri Zavadsky?
Publishing date: 8 July 2002
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 8 July 2002- July 7, 2002 marks the second anniversary of the disappearance at Minsk airport of the young Belarusian cameraman, Dmitri Zavadsky, who was working at the time for the Russian television channel, ORT.
OSCE Media Representative concerned about criminal verdicts for Belarus journalists
Publishing date: 26 June 2002
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 26 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, is deeply concerned about a criminal court sentence of two Belarusian journalists, Nikolai Markevich and Pavel Mozheiko, for allegedly having insulted President...
OSCE Media Representative criticizes list of banned authors in Belarus
Publishing date: 20 June 2002
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media pluralism
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 20 June 2002- In a report to the OSCE Permanent Council, Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly criticized the recent statement made by a Presidential Administration official in Belarus...
Freimut Duve: independent newspaper confiscated in Belarus
Publishing date: 21 August 2001
What we do: Media pluralism
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 21 August 2001 (OSCE)-- On 17 August, 400,000 copies of a special issue of the independent Belarus newspaper Nasha Svaboda were confiscated at the private publishing house Magic in Minsk by police from the Committee for Financial...
Continued concern about harassment of media in Belarus
Publishing date: 22 June 2001
What we do: Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 22 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has noted the following cases of media harassment in Belarus:
Concern over arrest of journalist in Belarus
Publishing date: 19 June 2001
What we do: Safety of journalists
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 19 June 2001 (OSCE)-- Valeriy Shukin, a Belarus journalist and 13th Supreme Soviet Deputy, was incarcerated on 12 June 2001 for three months on charges of \"hooliganism.\" He was sentenced on 15 March...
Representative on Freedom of the Media cancels visit to Belarus
Publishing date: 24 April 2001
What we do: Media laws
Location: Belarus
VIENNA, 24 April 2001-- Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media, has decided not to visit Belarus as scheduled 25 April 2001...