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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports training for domestic violence hotline consultants
Publishing date: 8 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
ASHGABAT, 8 July 2010- An OSCE-supported training course on providing hotline support for issues related to domestic violence concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE media representative condemns new sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 6 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 6 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned an additional jail sentence of 2.5 years handed down today to Eynulla Fatullayev, one of Azerbaijan's most prominent investigative journalists...
Astana High-level Conference calls for implementation of commitments on tolerance and non-discrimination, increased co-operation with civil society
Publishing date: 30 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 30 June 2010- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kanat Saudabayev, at the conclusion of the High-level OSCE Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination today, expressed support for initiatives to strengthen dialogue and understanding...
OSCE announces winners of tolerance photo contest
Publishing date: 29 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Newsroom
ASTANA, 29 June 2010- The winners of an OSCE photo contest on tolerance were announced today at an award ceremony on the margins of the OSCE High-level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in Astana...
OSCE High-Level Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Conference calls for sharing best practices, renewed focus on rights
Publishing date: 29 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 29 June 2010- Sharing positive experiences and best practices in promoting tolerance and non-discrimination to effectively face threats to stability in the OSCE area is the focus of the High-Level OSCE Conference that started in Astana today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine promotes involvement of medical practitioners in referring trafficking victims
Publishing date: 25 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Policing
KYIV, 25 June 2010- Practical ways to involve field-level medical practitioners in anti-trafficking actions were discussed at a roundtable seminar organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator (PCU) in Kyiv today...
OSCE Centre in Astana completes series of regional seminars on freedom of peaceful assembly
Publishing date: 25 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan, 25 June 2010- A seminar on international standards on freedom of peaceful assembly, organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, began in Atyrau today...