News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Representative appalled by murder of Russian Forbes magazine editor
Publishing date: 12 July 2004
VIENNA, 12 July 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said on Monday he was appalled at the murder of magazine editor Paul Khlebnikov in Moscow. "I am horrified at this brutal killing and call on the Russian...
OSCE Mission Head inaugurates Kosovo's new multi-ethnic TV station
Publishing date: 12 July 2004
PRISTINA, 12 July 2004- Pascal Fieschi, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today opened the first multi-ethnic private TV station in Kosovo, in the municipality of Strpce/Shterpce. TV Herc, brings together Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians in a...
OSCE Mission welcomes Italy-Serbia co-operation in fighting organized crime
Publishing date: 12 July 2004
BELGRADE, 12 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the signing of an agreement between the National Anti-Mafia Bureau of Italy and the Office of the Prosecutor General of Serbia, together with the Organized Crimes...
OSCE Media Representative asks Hungary and Poland to remove prison sentences from libel law
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
VIENNA, 9 July 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has raised with the Justice Ministers in both Hungary and Poland several recent cases of journalists being sentenced to prison for libel...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office congratulates new President of Parliamentary Assembly on election
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
SOFIA, 9 July 2004- The OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated U.S. Congressman Alcee L. Hastings on Friday on his election as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
International conference on domestic violence begins in Minsk today
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
MINSK, 9 July 2004- A two-day international conference on how best to combat domestic violence began in Minsk today. The event is being supported by the OSCE Office in Minsk...
OSCE Mission and Novi Sad District Court hold roundtable on training of court interns
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
NOVI SAD, 9 July 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Novi Sad District Court held a first joint roundtable today to present and critically assess the training programme of interns developed by the Court...
OSCE Chairman denounces detentions in zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
SOFIA, 8 July 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office Solomon Passy expressed grave concern on Thursday over recent developments in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and called for the immediate release of Georgian citizens detained by South Ossetian...
OSCE Office: Boosting NGOs' advocacy skills is essential for democratic process in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 July 2004
BAKU, 8 July 2004- Campaigning techniques, lobbying and negotiation skills are the key components of a training course launched today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The project, aimed at building the capacity of NGOs to conduct public advocacy campaigns...
OSCE event in Armenia discusses prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing
Publishing date: 7 July 2004
YEREVAN, 7 July 2004- An OSCE meeting on preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism brought together leading Armenian decision-makers today in Yerevan. Armenian General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan joined about 30 parliamentarians and a...