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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office comments on EU Forensic Expert Team report on Racak
Publishing date: 17 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
OSLO, 17 March 1999-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek of Norway, notes the publication of the...
Albanian newspapers under threat in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 16 March 1999-- The OSCE KVM voices its strong condemnation over the repressive measures taken by the Serbian Government against three Albanian language newspapers published in Pristina....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns terrorist attacks in Kosovo
Publishing date: 13 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
OSLO, 13 March 1999-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister Knut Vollebæk of Norway, strongly condemns the terrorist acts in Kosovo on 13 March. At...
Explosions in Podujevo and Mitrovica
Publishing date: 13 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 13 March 1999-- On 13 March, at 1306 and 1320 hours, two explosions occurred in Podujevo, one near the police station and the other at the market. This was followed at 1418 hours,...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Belarus
Publishing date: 12 March 1999
OSLO, 12 March 1999-- Last week the OSCE Chairman-in-Office urgently appealed to the Government of Belarus to release from detention Mr. Victor Gonchar, chairman of the opposition Election Committee....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets with the OSCE Minsk Group
Publishing date: 3 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSLO, 3 March 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Knut Vollebaek, met today in Oslo with the Co-Chairs of the...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office issues statement on Belarus
Publishing date: 3 March 1999
OSLO, 3 March 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Vollebaek, is deeply concerned regarding the recent arrests of the head and members of...
Tense situation in Orahovac, Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 1 March 1999-- On 1 March at 13,00 hours, the KLA handed over two missing Serb brothers to the OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office visits Kosovo
Publishing date: 1 March 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISTINA, 1 March 1999-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Norway\'s Foreign Minister, Mr. Knut Vollebaek, will visit Pristina on Tuesday March 2....
Press statement on community policing in Croatia
Publishing date: 24 February 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
ZAGREB, 24 February 1999-- Some of the media have recently publicised misleading and alarmist views about the concept of 'community policing', in connection with the OSCE Mission. We wish to assure...