Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeOSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
Press releases and media advisories
OSCE Media Representative to visit Belarus
VIENNA, 7 February 2005 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, will visit Belarus from 9 to 11 February at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
OSCE holds seminar in Minsk on State support for small and medium business
MINSK, 18 November 2004 - A seminar designed to help develop the draft law on State support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) opened today in the International Business Centre (IBB) in Minsk.
The two-day event...
Head of OSCE Office gravely concerned over attacks on opposition politicians in Minsk
MINSK, 20 October 2004 - On 19 October, Belarusian riot police carried out violent attacks on a number of leading opposition figures and journalists after a political demonstration in Minsk. United Civic Party Chairman Anatoly Lebedko was hospitalized...
Head of OSCE Office criticizes prison sentences passed on two accused of defaming Belarus President
MINSK, 8 September 2004 - A judge of the Leninsky District Court in Grodno, yesterday sentenced Valery Levonevsky and his deputy Alexander Vasilyev to two years imprisonment for defaming the President of Belarus ...
OSCE Minsk Head "gravely concerned" at closure of private university by Belarus
MINSK, 29 July 2004 - The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, has expressed his grave concern over the closure of the European Humanities University (EHU) in Minsk, which yesterday led to a protest by several hundred students ...
International conference on domestic violence begins in Minsk today
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 Office concerned over assault on prominent Belarusian opposition figure
MINSK, 6 July 2004 - The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, expressed great concern about last week's assault on opposition politician General Valery Frolov. "This incident must be condemned," he said today in the Belarusian...
Working group from OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to visit Belarus
MINSK, 21 June 2004 - A group of parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will visit Minsk from 21 to 23 June. The delegation, headed by...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office discusses implementation of OSCE standards and commitments with Belarusian leadership
MINSK, 9 June 2004 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Wednesday he was satisfied with his visit to Belarus, which provided him with the opportunity to...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Belarus
MINSK, 7 June 2004 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, will visit Minsk on 8 and 9 June. Minister Passy will meet...