Miklos Haraszti

Miklos Haraszti, Hungary

"A former dissident and activist, Miklos Haraszti co-founded the Hungarian Democratic Opposition Movement in 1976, and in 1980 he became editor of the samizdat periodical Beszelo. He is the author of works such as, "A Worker in a Worker's State" and "The Velvet Prison." In 1989, he participated in the roundtable negotiations on the transition to democracy in Hungary. He was a member of the Hungarian Parliament from 1990 to 1994 and now serves as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Representative on Freedom of the Media."

• White House "Champion of Freedom" (2005)
• MediaChannel, International Advisors