Miklós Haraszti

Miklós Haraszti
Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2004
Preceded by	Freimut Duve
Personal details
Born	2 January 1945 (1945-01-02) (age 66) Jerusalem
Spouse(s)	Antónia Szenthe
Occupation	writer, journalist, human rights advocate, university professor

Miklós Haraszti (born 2 January 1945, Jerusalem) is a Hungarian writer, journalist, human rights advocate and university professor. He served the maximum of two terms as the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media from 2004 to 2010.^[1] Currently he is Adjunct Professor at the School of International & Public Affairs of Columbia Law School, New York.^[2]

Haraszti studied philosophy and literature at Budapest University. In 1976 he co-founded the Hungarian Democratic Opposition Movement and in 1980 he became editor of the samizdat periodical Beszélő.

In 1989, Haraszti participated in the "roundtable" negotiations on transition to free elections. A member of the Hungarian Parliament from 1990–1994, he then moved on to lecture on democratization and media politics at numerous universities.

Haraszti's books include "A Worker in a Worker's State" and "The Velvet Prison", both of which have been translated into several languages.

Selected publications

Essays

• "The Hungarian Independent Peace Movement". TELOS 61 (Fall 1984). New York: Telos Press

References

1. ^ http://www.osce.org/fom/item_1_42891.html
2. ^ http://www.law.columbia.edu/fac/Miklos_Haraszti

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Name	Haraszti, Miklos
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Date of birth	2 January 1945
Place of birth	Jerusalem
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