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OSCE Chairman in Office visits Tajikistan

Publishing date: 9 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 9 July 2002- The OSCE Chairman in Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, urged Tajikistan to continue with democratisation measures and market reforms during a visit to Dushanbe...

Candidate registration begins in Kosovo

Publishing date: 9 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 9 July 2002- Political parties, coalitions and citizens' initiatives can now begin to compile lists of candidates in municipalities in which they wish to run in the autumn elections.

OSCE Mission discusses international community's concern with Croatian President

Publishing date: 8 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: National minority issues
ZAGREB, 08 July, 2002- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, was received today by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, to discuss issues of concern to the OSCE and to the international community...

Freimut Duve: What Happened to Dmitri Zavadsky?

Publishing date: 8 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 8 July 2002- July 7, 2002 marks the second anniversary of the disappearance at Minsk airport of the young Belarusian cameraman, Dmitri Zavadsky, who was working at the time for the Russian television channel, ORT.

OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets Kyrgyz leaders

Publishing date: 8 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Countering terrorism
BISHKEK, 8 July 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, discussed the Organization's co-operation with Kyrgyzstan in talks with the President and other leaders of the Kyrgyz Republic...

Registration of new Ashkali party open for review

Publishing date: 5 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections
PRISTINA, 5 July 2002- The Democratic Ashkali Party of Kosovo (PDAK) established this year by Sabit Rrahmani has completed its registration requirements with the OSCE Political Party Registration Office.

Second of three seminars in Georgia focused on human rights monitoring and reporting

Publishing date: 5 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TBILISI, 5 July 2002- The second of three training seminars on international human rights law and relevant monitoring techniques ended today in Georgia. Participants from eight different cities, among them representatives of 21 Georgian...

OSCE/ODIHR to deploy large-scale observation mission for upcoming Macedonian elections

Publishing date: 4 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 4 July 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will soon begin deploying a large-scale and long-term observation mission for the upcoming Macedonian parliamentary elections. This was...

Bosnia High Representative urges OSCE to take lead on education

Publishing date: 4 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 4 July 2002- Lord Ashdown, High Representative and European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, described the crisis in education as the biggest long-term threat to the country's security and stability on...

OSCE Chair welcomes Macedonian elections date

Publishing date: 4 July 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 4 July 2002- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office expresses its satisfaction at today's official announcement that elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be held on September 15. With this announcement, the OSCE hopes...