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SEENPM campaigns for media freedom and pluralism in three European countries

Budapest - Four civil society organization including SEENPM launched a joint campaign for media freedom. The Hungarian initiative is part of the pan-European signature...

Free speech advocates raise concerns about the agreement between the Council of Europe and the Hungarian government

Budapest – The recent agreement between the Council of Europe and the Hungarian government only affects a limited problematic area of the media regulation...

Kroes’ thoughts on Hungary and media pluralism

By Neelie Kroes - Brussels Throughout 2012, my staff and I have been paying close attention to the state of media pluralism and media freedom...

Lawsuit against Hungarian journalist can have chilling effect on Internet freedom

Vienna, 12 September 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today warned that the lawsuit initiated by the official...

New Freedom House report says Hungary, Ukraine at forefront of democratic decline in Central and Eastern Europe

Washington - June 6, 2011 - Negative developments in Hungary and Ukraine are at the forefront of an antidemocratic trend in Central and Eastern...

Revised Hungarian media legislation continues to limit pluralism

Vienna, 25 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today said that the new Hungarian media legislation can...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative Discusses Next Steps of Media Reform with Hungarian Minister

Vienna, 26 January 2012 – Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today met Zoltan Kovacs, Hungarian Minister of State for...

Letter from EU to Hungarian PM cannot be Qualified as Private Data Insist Media Freedom Organisations

13 January 2012, Berlin/Budapest/Madrid – Three international media freedom and human rights organisations today call on the Hungarian Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér to...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative Welcomes Constitutional Court Decision in Hungary, Concerned over Silencing of Independent Radio

Vienna, 21 December 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today welcomed a Constitutional Court decision that declared unconstitutional...

Hungarian Media Law: International Mission Condemns Chilling Effect and Calls for Change

16 November 2011, Budapest - Hungary’s new model of media regulation is creating a chilling effect and undermining freedom of expression said an international...

IPI Conducts Six-Month Follow-up Press Freedom Visit to Hungary

Vienna, 8 July 2011 - The International Press Institute (IPI) and its affiliate, the South and East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), today visited Hungary...

Media Self-Regulation in Focus in Hungary

Budapest, June 23 2011 – The international conference “Media self-regulation: ethics and quality” was organized by the Center for Independent Journalism on 23 June,...
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