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Freedom of the media
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 | Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests Through the OSCE (September 15, 2004) |
| Hearing: Advancing Democracy in Albania (July 20, 2004) |
| Hearing: The Bulgarian Leadership of the OSCE (February 26, 2004) |
| Briefing: Romania: Moving Toward NATO and the EU (October 1, 2003) |
| Hearing: Chechnya: Current Situation and Prospects for the Future (September 16, 2003) |
| Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward the OSCE (September 9, 2003) |
| Hearing: The Dutch Leadership of the OSCE (September 3, 2003) |
| Briefing: Democracy, Human Rights and Justice in Serbia Today (June 4, 2003) |
| Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward the OSCE (October 10, 2002) |
| Hearing: Human Rights in Greece: A Snapshot of the Cradle of Democracy (June 20, 2002) |
| Hearing: International Cooperation in the War on Terrorism (May 8, 2002) |
| Briefing: If the Cyprus Talks Fail
(March 26, 2002) |
| Briefing: U.S. Policy in Central Asia and Human Rights Concerns (March 7, 2002) |
| Hearing: Human Rights and Democracy in Kyrgyzstan (December 12, 2001) |
| Hearing: Romania's Chairmanship of the OSCE (October 31, 2001) |
| Hearing: U.S. Policy Toward OSCE (October 3, 2001) |
| Hearing: Troubling Trends: Human Rights in Russia (June 5, 2001) |
| Hearing: Ukraine at the Crossroads: Ten Years After Independence (May 2, 2001) |
| Hearing: Milosevic's Crackdown in Serbia and Threat to Montenegro (July 27, 2000) |
| Hearing: Bosnia's Future Under the Dayton Agreement (June 13, 2000) |
| Hearing: Elections, Democratization, and Human Rights in Azerbaijan (May 25, 2000) |
| Hearing: The Putin Path: Are Human Rights in Retreat? (May 23, 2000) |
| Hearing: The Deterioration of Freedom of the Media in OSCE Countries (April 4, 2000) |
| Hearing: The State of Democracy and Human Rights in Turkmenistan (March 21, 2000) |
| Hearing: Belarus at the Crossroads (March 9, 2000) |
| Hearing: Promoting and Protecting Democracy in Montenegro (February 1, 2000) |
| Hearing: Democratization and Human Rights in Uzbekistan (October 18, 1999) |
| Briefing: Human Rights in Russia (September 8, 1999) |
| Hearing: The State of Human Rights and Democracy in Kazakstan (May 6, 1999) |
| Hearing: Belarus--Back in the USSR? (April 27, 1999) |
| Briefing: Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia: Electoral and Political Outlook for 1999 (January 8, 1999) |
| Briefing: Bosnian Elections and the Role of the OSCE (January 8, 1999) |
| Hearing: Milosevic Versus Serbian Democracy and Balkan Stability (December 10, 1998) |
| Briefing: The Status of Human Rights in Russia (October 8, 1998) |
| Briefing: Pluralism and Tolerance in Croatia (May 13, 1998) |
| Briefing: OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (October 28, 1997) |
| Briefing: The Human Rights Situation in Croatia (June 12, 1997) |
| Briefing: The Current Situation in Croatia (March 21, 1997) |
| Hearing: Political Turmoil in Serbia (December 12, 1996) |
| Briefing: Russian Media in Light of Upcoming Elections (May 14, 1996) |
| Briefing: Turkish Minority in Western Thrace (April 26, 1996) |
| Hearing: Challenges to Democracy in Albania (March 14, 1996) |
| Hearing: Turkey-U.S. Relations: Potential and Perils (September 19, 1995) |
| Briefing: Human Rights in Turkey (June 6, 1995) |
| Briefing: Electoral Reforms in Russia (December 10, 1994) |
| Briefing: Status of Media Freedom in Democracies (September 1, 1994) |
| Briefing: Doing Business in Russia and the NIS: Opportunities and Obstacles (June 3, 1994) |
| Hearing: The Current State and Future Prospects of Democracy in Russia (November 3, 1993) |
| Briefing: The Situation in Russia (October 27, 1993) |
| Briefing: Human Rights In Turkey: Part 2 (April 5, 1993) |
| Briefing: Human Rights in Turkey (April 5, 1993) |
| Hearing: Geneva Meeting on National Minorities and Moscow Meeting on the Human Dimension (July 31, 1991) |
| Hearing: Democratic Developments in Albania (May 22, 1991) |
| Hearing: Baltic Leadership on the Status of Independence Movements (May 7, 1991) |
| Hearing: The USSR in Crisis: State of the Union (February 6, 1991) |
| Hearing: Soviet Crackdown in the Baltic States (January 17, 1991) |
| Hearing: Copenhagen Meeting on the Human Dimension (July 18, 1990) |
| Hearing: Meeting with Prime Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene of Lithuania (N/A) (May 3, 1990) |
| Hearing: CSCE Process (N/A) (April 3, 1990) |
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| Members Urge Aggressive
Investigation of Murdered Forbes’ Moscow Editor (October 14, 2004) |
| Belarus Democracy Act
Unanimously Passes U.S. House (October 5, 2004) |
| Helsinki Commission Chairman
Delivers Remarks on Ukraine (September 14, 2004) |
| United States Senate Passes
Ukraine Elections Resolution (July 23, 2004) |
| Advancing Democracy in Albania
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing
(July 14, 2004) |
| Helsinki Commission Hearing Reviews Bulgaria’s Leadership of the OSCE (February 19, 2004) |
| Moscow Should Engage the OSCE in Resolving the Chechen Problem (February 10, 2004) |
| CANCELLED
Azerbaijan's Flawed Presidential Election
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (November 10, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Briefing Features
Democracy and Human Rights in the Mediterranean (October 1, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Briefing Highlights
Romania's Road to NATO and the EU (September 30, 2003) |
| Situation in Chechnya
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (September 12, 2003) |
| U.S. Policy Under Review
by Helsinki Commission
(September 4, 2003) |
| Chairman Smith Welcomes Romania's Proposed
Improvements to Free Speech Protections (July 30, 2003) |
| Co-Chairman Smith Hails Incorporation of
Key Provisions of Belarus Democracy Act
into Foreign Relations Act (May 8, 2003) |
| United States Helsinki Commission Recognizes
World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman
Urges Romania, Other Countries to
Repeal Criminal Defamation & Insult Laws
(May 2, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Decries Central Asia’s
Imprisoned Press Freedoms (May 2, 2003) |
| Murdered and Imprisoned Journalists
Remembered on World Press Freedom Day (April 30, 2003) |
| Belarus Democracy Act of 2003
Moves Closer to Passage
(April 3, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Leaders Introduce
“Belarus Democracy Act of 2003”
(March 27, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Leaders Call for
“Accurate Assessment” of Chechnya Situation (February 13, 2003) |
| Co-Chairman Smith's Submitted Statement
to New Atlantic Initiative Conference on Belarus (November 14, 2002) |
| Turkey’s Post-Election Future
Focus of Helsinki Commission Briefing (November 8, 2002) |
| Co-Chairman Smith Suspicious of
Charge Against Journalist in Kazakhstan (October 29, 2002) |
| Belarus Religion Law
Prompts Reaction from
Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman (October 7, 2002) |
| Helsinki Commission Releases
U.S. Statement on Freedom of Expression,
Free Media and Information at
OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
(September 20, 2002) |
| Helsinki Commission Hearing Examines
Democracy, Human Rights & Security in Georgia (September 19, 2002) |
| Statement by Helsinki Commission
Co-Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith
on the Second Anniversary of the
Disappearance of Georgiy Gongadze (September 15, 2002) |
| Smith: Repeal Romanian
Criminal Defamation Laws
(June 20, 2002) |
| Human Rights in Greece Subject of
Commission Hearing (June 12, 2002) |
| Russian-Chechen War Focus of Hearing
(May 6, 2002) |
| Journalist’s Attempted Hand-Shake
Leads to Criminal Indictment
(April 19, 2002) |
| Escalating Violence and
Rights Violations in Central Asia
Subject of Helsinki Commission Briefing (March 22, 2002) |
| Commissioners Spearhead Passage
of Resolution on Ukraine (March 21, 2002) |
| Karimov Receives Helsinki Commission Letter on Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Violations (March 13, 2002) |
| Text of Letter from United States
Helsinki Commission Members
to President Karimov
(March 12, 2002) |
| Karimov Urged to Confront
Uzbekistan’s Human Rights Record
(March 12, 2002) |
| Ukraine Parliamentary Elections
Focus of Helsinki Commission Briefing
(February 20, 2002) |
| Helsinki Commission Hearing Examines
Human Rights and Democracy in Kyrgyzstan
(December 12, 2001) |
| Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman
Issues Statement on Media
Developments in Czech Republic
(October 29, 2001) |
| Prospects Fade for Free and Fair Belarus Elections (August 9, 2001) |
| Senate Adopts Campbell Resolution on
Tenth Anniversary of Baltic
Freedom from Soviet Rule (July 19, 2001) |
| Commission Members Contribute to
Successful Parliamentary Assembly Session (July 17, 2001) |
| Helsinki Commission Hearing Examines
Downward Spiral in Russia’s Human Rights Record (June 5, 2001) |
| Status of Human Rights in Russia
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (May 31, 2001) |
| Ukraine Human Rights & Democracy
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (May 2, 2001) |
| Human Rights, Democracy in Ukraine
Focus of Helsinki Commission Hearing (April 25, 2001) |
| Chairman Smith Decries Intimidation
Tactics Against Ukrainian Journalists (December 20, 2000) |
| Helsinki Commission Chairman
Expresses Disappointment on Nikitin Delay (August 3, 2000) |
| Milosevic Reign of Terror in Yugoslavia Hindering
Human Rights and Democracy, Witnesses Testify (July 27, 2000) |
| Bi-partisan Congressional Letter
to Russian President Vladimir Putin (July 3, 2000) |
| Russian Government Denounced
for Babitsky Travel Restraints (July 3, 2000) |
| Helsinki Commission Chairman
Decries Torture of Uzbek Writer (June 29, 2000) |
| Albright Urged to Ensure Personal Safety
of Belarus Opposition Leaders (June 19, 2000) |
| Helsinki Commission Chairman
Decries Russian Media Figure’s Arrest (June 14, 2000) |
| Commissioners Outraged Over Lukashenka
Threats Against Belarusian Opposition Leaders (May 31, 2000) |
| Russian Human Rights in Retreat
Under Putin’s Watch, Witnesses Testify (May 24, 2000) |
| Helsinki Commission Documents Deterioration of Freedom of the Media in OSCE Countries; Legislative Initiative, Albright Letter Planned (April 4, 2000) |
| Helsinki Commission Documents
Deplorable State of Human Rights in Turkmenistan (March 22, 2000) |
| “Whither Human Rights in Russia?” Helsinki Commission Hearing Announced (January 11, 2000) |
| “Uzbekistan is One of the Most Repressive
New Independent States,” says Helsinki Commission
Chairman Smith (October 18, 1999) |
| Hearing Announced:
“Belarus—Back in the USSR?” (April 19, 1999) |
| Helsinki Commissioners
Reps. Smith and Hoyer Discuss Keys Issues with
Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Palous (January 21, 1999) |
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| Unsolved Murder of Ukrainian Journalist Heorhiy Gongadze (June 24, 2004) |
| Presidential Elections Critical to Ukrainian Democracy (May 5, 2004) |
| Encouraging Democratic Elections in Ukraine (May 5, 2004) |
| Radio Liberty Stifled in Ukraine (February 12, 2004) |
| Belarusian Authorities Continue to Stifle Democracy (February 11, 2004) |
| Troubling Pre-Election Developments in Ukraine (January 20, 2004) |
| 80th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic (October 31, 2003) |
| Murder of Ukrainian Heorhiy Gongadze Still Unsolved After 3 Years (September 16, 2003) |
| Floor Statement in Support of H.R. 1950, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 - Rep. Smith (July 15, 2003) |
| Repression Spreading in Belarus (June 24, 2003) |
| Taking Stock in Romania (May 7, 2003) |
| The Troubled Media Environment in Ukraine (April 30, 2003) |
| Regime Targets Independent Media in Belarus (April 11, 2003) |
| The Referendum in Chechnya (March 27, 2003) |
| Introduction of Belarus Democracy Act 2003 (February 13, 2003) |
| Prospects for Change in Turkey (November 18, 2002) |
| Situation in Belarus Continues to Deteriorate (November 13, 2002) |
| Russian Democracy Act of 2002 (October 7, 2002) |
| Introduction of Belarus Democracy Act (June 27, 2002) |
| Human Rights Concerns in Kazakhstan (June 21, 2002) |
| Murder of Ukrainian Heorhiy Gongadze Still Unsolved (May 3, 2002) |
| Kyrgyzstan's Release of Azimbek Beknazarov (March 22, 2002) |
| Ukraine Elections Resolution (March 21, 2002) |
| Resolution Urging Ukraine to Ensure a Democratic, Transparent and Fair Election Process (March 19, 2002) |
| Introduction of S. Res. 205 on Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine (February 7, 2002) |
| Belarus - Opportunities Squandered (January 24, 2002) |
| Human Rights in Central Asia (December 20, 2001) |
| Free Speech in Czech Republic (December 13, 2001) |
| Ambassador Stephan H. Minikes (December 13, 2001) |
| Slovak Parliament Narrowly Defeats Repeal of Criminal Defamation Provisions
(December 7, 2001) |
| Twenty-Five Years of the Helsinki Commission (June 27, 2001) |
| Human Rights Problems in Kazakhstan (May 17, 2001) |
| Democracy Under Siege in Belarus (May 10, 2001) |
| Senate Concurrent Resolution 34 (April 26, 2001) |
| Atmosphere of Trust Missing in Belarus (April 5, 2001) |
| Freedom of the Media in Russia (April 3, 2001) |
| Turkey and Possible Military Equipment Sales (November 2, 2000) |
| Democracy Denied in Belarus (October 19, 2000) |
| Flawed Elections in Belarus (October 13, 2000) |
| Missing Journalist in Ukraine (October 6, 2000) |
| Continuing Climate of Fear in Belarus (September 29, 2000) |
| Calling the President to Issue a Proclamation Recognizing 25th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (September 25, 2000) |
| 25th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (July 27, 2000) |
| Free Speech and Media in the OSCE Region After 25 Years (July 27, 2000) |
| OSCE PA Delegation Trip Report (July 15, 2000) |
| Helsinki Final Act 25th Anniversary Resolution (June 9, 2000) |
| The Putin Path: Are Human Rights in Retreat? (May 25, 2000) |
| Expressing Condemnation of Continuing Human Rights Violation of Belarus (May 3, 2000) |
| The Ordeal of Andrei Babitsky (March 14, 2000) |
| Democratization and Human Rights in Central Asia (November 11, 1999) |
| Crackdown in Belarus (October 22, 1999) |
| Central Asia: The (October 21, 1999) |
| Uzbekistan's Litany of Violations (July 22, 1999) |
| Developments in Belarus (July 20, 1999) |
| OSCE PA Delegation Trip Report (July 15, 1999) |
| 1999-A Critical Year for Belarus (February 9, 1999) |
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| Helsinki Commissioners Active at Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting (April 20, 2004) |
| Central Asia Focus of Commission Briefings (April 23, 2002) |
| Helsinki Commissioners Play Key Role in United States
Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (August 24, 2001) |
| Helsinki Commission Members Engage Government Leaders
at Annual Human Rights Review (December 10, 2003) |
| Commission Staff Meet with Georgian Officials
while Religious Persecution Persists
(December 13, 2002) |
| Criminal Defamation and “Insult” Laws:
A Summary of Free Speech Developments in Slovakia
(December 14, 2001) |
| Romania: Moving Toward NATO and the EU (December 22, 2003) |
| Frank Assessment Presented on State of Rights in Russia (December 3, 2003) |
| Commission Hearing Looked Ahead
to Maastricht Ministerial (December 3, 2003) |
| Anti-Terrorism Conference Held in Bishkek (February 12, 2002) |
| Commission Holds Hearing on Human Rights in Kyrgyzstan
(January 17, 2002) |
| Parliamentarians Organize to Combat Corruption (January 27, 2003) |
| Criminal Defamation and “Insult” Laws:
A Summary of Free Speech
Developments in the Czech Republic
(January 9, 2002) |
| Activists Brief Commission on the War in Chechnya,
Civil Society and Military Reform in Russia (July 1, 2004) |
| Commission Hearing Surveys Human Rights in Putin’s Russia (July 2, 2004) |
| Human Rights in Chechnya
Focus of Helsinki Commission Briefing (June 2, 2003) |
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Criminal Defamation and “Insult” Laws:
A Summary of Free Speech Developments in Romania
(June 20, 2002) |
| Helsinki Commission Briefing Sheds Light on Russia’s Human Rights Situation (June 30, 2004) |
| OSCE Meeting Examines Hate Crimes
and Racist, Xenophobic and
Anti-Semitic Internet Propaganda (June 30, 2004) |
| Hearing Focuses on Russian-Chechen War (May 16, 2002) |
| Criminal Defamation and “Insult” Laws:
A Summary of Free Speech Developments in Romania
(May 24, 2002) |
| Deplorable Human Rights Conditions Recalled at
Helsinki Commission Hearing on Chechnya (November 21, 2003) |
| Further Assault Against Activists in Belarus (November 25, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Reviews
OSCE Dutch Leadership (November 26, 2003) |
| Criminal Defamation and "Insult" Laws:
A Summary of Free Speech Developments in Armenia
(October 28, 2003) |
| Helsinki Commission Holds Hearing on
Advancing Democracy in Albania (October 4, 2004) |
| Missed Opportunity in Belarus (September 14, 2001) |
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