News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centres in Central Asia welcome first graduates of Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 1 November 2004
TASHKENT, 1 November 2004- The five OSCE Centres in Central Asia end the first year's activities of the OSCE Central Asian Youth Network with a five-day international conference starting today in the Uzbek capital. More than 50 students from all over...
OSCE Centre organizes training courses on environmental law for judges and prosecutors in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 November 2004
ALMATY, 1 November 2004- Two training seminars for Kazakh judges and prosecutors on national and international legal instruments for environmental issues started in Almaty today...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative holds roundtable in Baku on decriminalising libel
Publishing date: 29 October 2004
BAKU, 29 October 2004- Legislation affecting freedom of the media in Azerbaijan headed the agenda of a roundtable which ended yesterday in Baku. Organised by the OSCE Representative...
OSCE Yerevan office supports new premises of Armenia's environmental information centre
Publishing date: 29 October 2004
YEREVAN, 29 October- The new office of Armenia's Public Environmental Information Centre was officially opened yesterday. The OSCE Office in Yerevan has been promoting the ratification and implementation of the Aarhus convention and provided financial...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina focuses on protecting workers' rights
Publishing date: 29 October 2004
SARAJEVO, 29 October 2004- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina issued the following statement today: "Following an OSCE Mission-sponsored roundtable, "the Role of Trade Unions in Protecting Workers' Rights from Discrimination" held...
Kosovo Election Commission requests check of votes
Publishing date: 29 October 2004
PRISTINA, 29 October 2004- The Central Election Commission today unanimously decided to ask for a general check of all votes cast in polling stations in Kosovo for the 2004 Assembly Election. "A review of the valid ballots is the most reliable and
OSCE Office holds meeting on sustainable development in Armenia
Publishing date: 29 October 2004
YEREVAN, 29 October 2004- More than forty-five Armenian parliamentarians and government representatives attended a meeting on sustainable development held in the country's National Assembly. The event was organized...
OSCE Magazine features police reform in Kyrgyzstan, interview with U.S. Ambassador
Publishing date: 28 October 2004
VIENNA, 28 October 2004- Kyrgyzstan's ground-breaking efforts to modernize its culture of policing, U.S. views on the future of the OSCE and on its role in observing next week's U.S. presidential election, combating the new "cyber-hate", and...
OSCE Mission supports District Court in Belgrade with development of website
Publishing date: 28 October 2004
BELGRADE, 28 October 2004- A new website containing information on the activities of the Belgrade District Court was launched today by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro in Belgrade. It will help increase...
Libel and freedom of information in South Caucasus focus of OSCE conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 27 October 2004
TBILISI, 27 October 2004- Libel and access to information were on the agenda of the first OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference which ended Tuesday in the Georgian capital. Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia...