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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns atrocities in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
OSLO, 16 January 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, expressed shock and outrage over the killings of ethnic Albanian...
Two OSCE Mission members wounded in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 January 1999
PRISTINA, 16 January 1999-- Ambassador William Walker, Head of The Kosovo Verification Mission said: "Yesterday afternoon, near the village of Pozar, in the Decani region, two of my mission...
Hostages seen alive and well in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 10 January 1999-- The OSCE KVM mediators in the negotiations to release the 8 VJ soldiers confirm that they visited the prisoners at about 3.15 pm on Saturday 9 January and also on the 10th.
Alleged mass grave site in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 10 January 1999-- On 29 December 1998 the OSCE Human Rights Division was informed via the US KDOM of an alleged mass grave in the Urosevac area, south of Pristina. The US KDOM received the information from the Kosovo...
Irresponsible acts by Kosovo Liberation Army increase tension
Publishing date: 9 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 9 January 1999-- KVM wishes to state that irresponsible actions by the KLA since yesterday morning are the main reasons for a considerable increase of tension in Kosovo....
Fourth OSCE Regional Center opens in Kosovo
Publishing date: 8 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 8 January 1999-- The OSCE KVM will open the fourth regional center (RC4) in Gnjilanje on Saturday, 9 January 1999...
Café blast in Pristina
Publishing date: 6 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 6 January 1999-- On the evening of Tuesday 5 January a hand grenade was thrown at the window of a café in Pristina. The grenade exploded outside the café resulting in...