News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Kosovo municipalities will have human rights experts, says OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
PRISTINA, 2 September 2004- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Association of Kosovo Municipalities announced today that human rights experts will be placed in municipal administrations, following, a successful completion of a pilot phase in...
OSCE Mission calls for transparency in selection of new Broadcasting Council in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
BELGRADE, 2 September 2004- Acknowledging efforts undertaken by the Serbian government to re-activate the work of the Republican Broadcasting Agency Council, the Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Maurizio Massari, said it was important...
OSCE Centre helps Tajik newspaper begin publishing again after 15 years
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
KULYAB, 2 September 2004- A respected, traditional newspaper in southern Tajikistan was revived today after 15 years with assistance from the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. The weekly Kulyabskaya Pravda was presented by the OSCE's Kulyab Field Office at an...
OSCE Chairman deplores hostage taking in Russia
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
SOFIA, 1 September 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Passy, expressed outrage over the seizure by terrorists of a school in Beslan in the Russian republic of North Ossetia, where children and adults are being held hostage...
OSCE Skopje Mission sponsors multi-ethnic computer courses for Kumanovo teachers
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
SKOPJE, 1 September 2004- A ceremony marking the successful completion of a three-week OSCE sponsored multi-ethnic information technology course for teachers from Kumanovo and Lipkovo took place on Tuesday.
OSCE Skopje Mission helps Ministry of Interior take over responsibility for controlling eastern border
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
SKOPJE, 1 September 2004- The responsibility for eastern border security has been transferred today from the Defence Ministry to the Interior Ministry, following extensive training by the OSCE Mission to Skopje. "Civilian border control is a symbol...
OSCE Secretary General condemns terrorist attacks in Russia
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
VIENNA, 1 September 2004- OSCE Secretary General Jan Kubis strongly condemned a spate of terrorist attacks in Russia, including the destruction of two civilian aircraft, a bomb attack in Moscow and today's seizure of a school in North Ossetia...
OSCE Media Representative condemns the murder and kidnapping of journalists in Iraq
Publishing date: 31 August 2004
VIENNA, 31 August 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned the recent murder of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, executed in Iraq last week and demanded the release of two French journalists...
OSCE Kosovo Mission sponsors courses for Roma teachers
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
PRISTINA, 30 August 2004- A four-week training course for Roma teachers aimed at developing the resources for the establishment of a Roma minority curriculum ended in Prizren...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue between civil society institutions, election commissions and media in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
BISHKEK, 30 August 2004- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek has supported an initiative of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan and the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society to hold a conference focused on establishing an open public dialogue...