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OSCE media watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya

Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 30 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sent a request to senior Belarus officials urging them not to close down the daily Narodnaya Volya. The only independent daily in Belarus...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine to support anti-trafficking festival

Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 30 September 2005- Innovative and youth-oriented awareness-raising activities will mark Ukraine's first anti-trafficking festival, which will take place tomorrow simultaneously in several regions around the country.

OSCE Centre in Dushanbe celebrates 30th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act

Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 30 September 2005- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, inviting Tajik officials, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps, international and non-governmental organizations...

OSCE Office and Armenian Foreign Ministry promote culture of tolerance in Armenia

Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 30 September 2005- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia organized a thematic concert in the Armenian National Opera House to promote tolerance in society...

OSCE Mission helps strengthen crime scene investigation in Serbia

Publishing date: 29 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Policing
NIS, Serbia, 29 September 2005- In order to strengthen the capacities of the Serbian Ministry of Interior in crime scene investigation and evidence analysis, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro will tomorrow hand over forensics equipment...

OSCE media freedom watchdog calls for amendments to the media law in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 28 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 28 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has sent a legal review of the draft media law of Kazakhstan to the Congress of Journalists of this Central Asian Republic.

OSCE Centre in Ashgabad supports Turkmenistan's national environmental action plan

Publishing date: 28 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 28 September, 2005- A new ecology textbook to help raise awareness about environmental issues and threat prevention methods among school children was released today in Ashgabad, with the support of the OSCE Centre.

OSCE Centre supports new office to help develop business environment in southern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 28 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 28 September 2005- Providing information support to business associations in southern Kyrgyzstan is the aim of a new regional office which opened its doors in Osh today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek.

OSCE and Muslim NGO network to work closer to fight discrimination

Publishing date: 27 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 27 September 2005- Representatives of over 20 Muslim NGOs, as well as community leaders met today at an OSCE meeting on human rights and democracy to discuss how to deal with increasing intolerance and discrimination against Muslims...

Chairman-in-Office welcomes progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina but warns of need to tackle remaining obstacles

Publishing date: 27 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Education, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SARAJEVO, 27 September 2005- In the course of a day-long visit to Sarajevo, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, noted Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress in many areas, particularly defence reform, pointing out...