News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Montenegro's failed presidential election marred by opposition boycott and pressure on state employees
Publishing date: 10 February 2003
PODGORICA, 10 February 2003- Yesterday's repeat presidential election in Montenegro was marred by the opposition's continuing boycott, as well as by pressure on state employees to vote. However, the international observer mission deployed by the OSCE...
OSCE urges Albania's parliamentary election committee to agree on reform package by end of March
Publishing date: 7 February 2003
VIENNA, 7 February 2003- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights commended the work of the Bipartisan Committee of the Albanian Parliament...
OSCE PA Working Group on Belarus visits Minsk
Publishing date: 7 February 2003
MINSK, 7 February 2003- Three members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Working Group on Belarus, Ms. Uta Zapf (Germany), the Chair of the Group, Mr. Urban Ahlin (Sweden), and Lord Ponsonby (UK), visited Minsk from 5 to 7 February...
OSCE/ODIHR condemns violence in run-up to Armenian presidential election
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
WARSAW, 5 February 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) strongly condemned the violent incident involving Hayk Babukhanyan, a member of the campaign team of presidential candidate Aram Karapetyan. Mr...
OSCE Office assists the election process in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 February 2003
YEREVAN, 3 February 2003- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is arranging for transparent ballot boxes to be provided to Armenia for use during the coming presidential and parliamentary polls, on 19 February and 25 May respectively...
OSCE's human rights office expresses concern over early date set for Kyrgyz constitutional referendum
Publishing date: 24 January 2003
WARSAW, 24 January 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is concerned that the constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan, scheduled to take place on 2 February, may be premature...
OSCE supports "Social Partnership" club to promote stability in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 January 2003
DUSHANBE, 22 January 2003- National minorities policy was the main topic at the first roundtable of the newly established "Social Partnership" discussion club, held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe yesterday. "This unique forum for discussion is...