MIKLOS HARASZTI: LAWS ON FREEDOM OF MEDIA WORK WITH 80% IN OSCE STATES
ArmRadio.am
03.05.2007 14:31
The laws on freedom of media work with 80% in the OSCE states with
both "old democracy" like Sweden and Germany, and "new democracy"
such as Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE
Representative on Freedom of the Media declared in Brussels today on
the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day.
Harashti considers that this progress corresponds to the Helsinki
Agreement on the Freedom of Information. "However, to ensure
freedom of press it is equally important to have access to secret
information. Governments of many countries make a state secret out of
this or that information, thus hiding their accessibility," the OSCE
Representative noted. He added that today the society has greater
access to information than even, "but Imperfect laws and persecution
of media representatives restricts the journalists’ opportunities."