December 14, 2007

OSCE Representative Discusses Freedom of Media at Hungarian Embassy
 

On December 12, the Embassy of Hungary hosted a breakfast discussion with Mr. Miklós Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, for members of the diplomatic corps and researchers working at Washington think-tanks.

Mr. Haraszti offered his views on the state of media freedom in the OSCE countries. He testified on the same subject before the Helsinki Commission of the U.S. Congress on December 13.

James Dean from the Heritage Foundation, Hungarian DCM Viktor Szederkényi, OSCE Representative Miklós Haraszti and German DCM Johannes K. Haindl at the discussion

Miklós Haraszti is a writer, journalist, human rights advocate, and a co-founder of the democratic opposition in Hungary. He has served as OSCE's media representative since 2004, now in his second term. Click here to read his bio: http://www.osce.org/fom/13027.html

Click here to read the OSCE Representative's latest comments on the recent congressional elections in Russia: http://www.osce.org/item/28670.html

Front page photo: OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev