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Statement by Parliamentary Assembly President on visit to Croatia
Publishing date: 13 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
ZAGREB, 13 January 1999-- In my capacity as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly- representing more than 300 parliamentarians from 54...
Journalist killed in Kosovo
Publishing date: 12 January 1999
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, 12 January 1999-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the media was saddened to learn of the death of Enver Maloku, a prominent Albanian journalist in Kosovo, who was fatally shot by unknown gunmen on Monday. His death tragically...
Hostages seen alive and well in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 10 January 1999-- The OSCE KVM mediators in the negotiations to release the 8 VJ soldiers confirm that they visited the prisoners at about 3.15 pm on Saturday 9 January and also on the 10th.
Alleged mass grave site in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 10 January 1999-- On 29 December 1998 the OSCE Human Rights Division was informed via the US KDOM of an alleged mass grave in the Urosevac area, south of Pristina. The US KDOM received the information from the Kosovo...
Irresponsible acts by Kosovo Liberation Army increase tension
Publishing date: 9 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 9 January 1999-- KVM wishes to state that irresponsible actions by the KLA since yesterday morning are the main reasons for a considerable increase of tension in Kosovo....
Chairman-in-Office to address OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 8 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 8 January 1999-- The Standing Committee of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will hold its winter Meeting...
Fourth OSCE Regional Center opens in Kosovo
Publishing date: 8 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 8 January 1999-- The OSCE KVM will open the fourth regional center (RC4) in Gnjilanje on Saturday, 9 January 1999...
Serious breach of the ceasefire in Kosovo near Prizren
Publishing date: 8 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
PRISTINA, 8 January 1999-- KVM strongly condemns an unacceptable breach of the Kosovo ceasefire today near Prizren, between the villages of Suka Reka and Stimlje.
Parliamentary Assembly President visits OSCE Mission in Croatia
Publishing date: 7 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization
COPENHAGEN, 7 January 1999- From 11 to 13 January 1999 Mrs. Helle Degn, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, will pay a three- day visit to the Republic of Croatia...
Unacceptable developments in Pristina
Publishing date: 7 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Democratization
PRISTINA, 7 January 1999-- The Kosovo Verification Mission expresses its strong concern about the unacceptable developments today around Pristina where demonstrations by civilians, many of them armed and masked, established roadblocks and prevented the p