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OSCE Centre in Ashgabat hands over legislative database to Justice Ministry

ASHGABAT, 9 February 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Ambassador Arsim Zekolli handed over today to Turkmenistan's Minister of Justice Murad Garryev a searchable database...

Refurbished shelter for victims of domestic violence in Tajikistan opens with support from OSCE Office

KHUJAND, Tajikistan, 9 February 2010 - A new, larger comprehensive-care shelter for women and children victims of violence, refurbished with support from the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, was inaugurated today in Khujand, northern Tajikistan...

Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia encourages active participation in National Minority Council elections

BELGRADE, 8 February 2010 - The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, today urged Serbia's national minority communities to register for and vote in elections to National Minority Councils to help ensure broad representation...

Run-off confirms that Ukraine's presidential election meets most international commitments

KYIV, 8 February 2010 - Ukraine's run-off presidential election confirmed the international election observation mission's assessment that the electoral process met most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments...

OSCE media freedom representative criticizes 'misuse' of libel laws to muzzle the press in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Hungary

VIENNA, 8 February 2010 - Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today as "dangerous attempts at censorship" lawsuits initiated by government officials in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Hungary against media outlets...

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