News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Journalist training on media freedom and responsible reporting starts in Skopje
Publishing date: 12 September 2003
SKOPJE, 12 September 2003- Freedom of the media, responsible reporting and investigative journalism top the agenda of a media training school, which began today in Skopje. It has been organized by the university of St. Cyrill and...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys observers to monitor presidential election in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
BAKU, 11 September 2003- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has begun its Election Observation Mission to monitor the presidential election in the Republic of Azerbaijan, scheduled for 15 October...
OSCE's Kosovo Mission Head inaugurates two libraries to support education effort
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
PRISTINA, 11 September 2003- The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the municipal authorities of Lipjan/Lipljan today inaugurated a library in the local house of culture, which will serve children of all communities in the municipality. A similar project...
Negotiation skills workshop for Kosovo's political leadership ends in Pristina
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
PRISTINA, 11 September 2003- A one-week negotiation skills workshop for Kosovo's political leadership ended today in Pristina...
OSCE Mission Head to meet Montenegro's parliamentary opposition
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
BELGRADE, 11 September 2003- The OSCE's top representatives in Belgrade and Podgorica will meet the Montenegrin opposition parties which are currently boycotting parliament, tomorrow. The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office appalled by murder of Swedish Foreign Minister
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
THE HAGUE, 11 September 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said today he was shocked and appalled by the murder of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh...
OSCE Office concerned over closure of NGOs in Belarus
Publishing date: 11 September 2003
MINSK, 11 September 2003- Closure of non-governmental organizations for alleged violations of the law is a continuing concern for international observers, said the Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, today...
OSCE media watchdog, Council of Europe voice concern on media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 10 September 2003
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 10 September 2003- Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today made the following joint statement regarding the media situation in...
OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of local government elections in Albania
Publishing date: 10 September 2003
TIRANA, 10 September 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the local government elections in Albania scheduled for 12 October...
OSCE/ODIHR opens large-scale Election Observation Mission in Georgia
Publishing date: 9 September 2003
WARSAW, 9 September 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established a large-scale, long-term Election Observation Mission to monitor the parliamentary elections in Georgia scheduled for 2 November...