| Miklós Haraszti | |
|---|---|
| Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev | |
| OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Freimut Duve |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1945 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.