News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Tashkent calls for international involvement in investigating the Andijan events
Publishing date: 20 May 2005
Tashkent, 20 May 2005- The Head of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, has appealed to the Uzbek Government to allow international involvement in the investigation of the Andijan events last week. Speaking to human rights...
Migration, demographic trends and integration of national minorities to top agenda of OSCE Economic Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
VIENNA, 19 May 2005- Ways to ensure security and development in the OSCE area in light of the changing demographic situation and migration patterns will be the focus of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum in Prague from 23 to 27 May. This year's event...
Assembly decision on draft law on digital broadcasting welcomed by OSCE, EC and CoE offices in Albania
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
TIRANA, 19 May 2005- The OSCE Presence, the Delegation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe Office in Albania have all welcomed today's decision of the Assembly not to pass the draft law on the introduction of digital broadcasting...
OSCE Chairman, ICTY Head welcome Permanent Council decision on intensified co-operation
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
VIENNA, 19 May 2005- A meeting of the Permanent Council, addressed by the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, Carla Del Ponte, agreed today to commence co-operation on monitoring war crimes trials. The decision was welcomed by the Chairman of the OSCE...
OSCE Mission launches training course on minority issues for Serbian officials
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
BELGRADE, 19 May 2005- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today began a training course for Serbian government officials on integrating the aspirations and concerns of various minorities in Serbia in government policies on...
OSCE Office in Baku holds seminar on democratization in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
BAKU, 19 May 2005- A seminar on the progress of democratization in Azerbaijan was held by the OSCE Office in Baku on 17 and 18 May. The event, entitled Politics into the Future- Democracy in Azerbaijan, brought together...
OSCE Office expresses concern over banning of political rally in Baku
Publishing date: 19 May 2005
BAKU, 19 May 2005- The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed its concern over the refusal by the Baku Mayor's Office to authorize a rally of opposition parties planned for Saturday, 21 May. "The decision taken by the Mayor...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine organizes conference on gender equality and law enforcement
Publishing date: 18 May 2005
EVPATORIA, UKRAINE, 18 May 2005- Promoting gender equality in law enforcement activities and raising awareness of gender-related issues is the focus of a three-day conference which opened today in the Ukrainian coastal town of Evpatoria...
OSCE Special Representative discusses fight against trafficking in human beings with Tajik officials
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
DUSHANBE, 17 May 2005- Helga Konrad, the OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, who is in Dushanbe on a two-day visit, is holding talks with high-level Tajik Government officials on ways to fight human trafficking...
OSCE Chair's personal representative discusses Kyrgyz presidential elections with political leader Kulov
Publishing date: 17 May 2005
BISHKEK, 17 May 2005- Alojz Peterle, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's Personal Representative for Central Asia, met prominent Kyrgyz political leader Felix Kulov today, to discuss issues affecting the presidential elections, scheduled for 10 July. The...