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OSCE media freedom representative urges Turkish authorities to denounce threats to journalists
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
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, 28 December 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over recent developments that could further curb media freedom and threaten the safety of journalists in Turkey...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of journalists in Azerbaijan, calls for all journalists to be freed
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
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, 28 December 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the release from prison of two convicted journalists and a blogger...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports cross-border bulletin for Kyrgyz and Tajik communities
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 28 December 2012- A bulletin for residents in the neighbouring provinces of Batken in Kyrgyzstan and Soghd in Tajikistan was launched in Batken today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE, Montenegro’s union of municipalities recognize best practices in local self-government
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
Local governments using innovative ways to deliver services received the “Best Practices in Local Government in Montenegro 2012” awards in a ceremony held by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Union of Municipalities in Podgorica on 21 December 2012...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office offers condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore, extended his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash of a military plane near Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan on 25 December 2012...
OSCE Mission to Skopje calls for peaceful political dialogue
Publishing date: 25 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 25 December 2012 – The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Natalya Drozd, called today on all stakeholders, including parliamentarians, their respective political parties, and the public at large to refrain from all violence and instead to utilize the legal means available in the country for a peaceful resolution of current political disagreements...
Next phase of OSCE project to remove toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine starts
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Environmental activities
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 21 December 2012- A train carrying 380 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component, which had been stored in deteriorating containers, left Ukraine today for Russia as part of a project supported by the OSCE...