OSCE press releases and media advisories http://www.osce.org/news/ This feed contains the latest press releases and media advisories published on the OSCE website. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:02:13 +0100 © OSCE 1995–2007 http://www.osce.org/graphics/general/logo.png OSCE press releases and media advisories http://www.osce.org/news/ 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... http://www.osce.org/item/42695.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42695.html 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... http://www.osce.org/item/42691.html Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42691.html 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... http://www.osce.org/item/42682.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42682.html 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... http://www.osce.org/item/42681.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42681.html 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... http://www.osce.org/item/42678.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42678.html OSCE to host workshop on protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks VIENNA, 8 February 2010 - An OSCE workshop on protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks will start on Thursday in Vienna... http://www.osce.org/item/42677.html Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42677.html OSCE determined to respond to emerging security challenges, Chairperson tells UN Security Council NEW YORK, 5 February 2010 - The OSCE is determined to contribute meaningfully to the enhancement of security in its region and beyond, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, told the UN Security Council today... http://www.osce.org/item/42664.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42664.html International observers to hold press conference in Kyiv on Monday KYIV, 5 February 2010 - The International Election Observation Mission for the presidential election in Ukraine will present its preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 8 February, in Kyiv... http://www.osce.org/item/42656.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42656.html Refurbished training facility for field bomb disposal to open with OSCE Centre support BISHKEK, 5 February, 2010 - The official opening of a field bomb disposal training facility, refurbished with the support of the OSCE Centre, will take place on Saturday, 6 February, in Kara Jigach village outside of Alamedin district near Bishkek. http://www.osce.org/item/42653.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42653.html OSCE-organized forums across Albania create networking opportunities for women SHKODRA, Albania, 5 February 2010 - The final in a first series of regional forums for female leaders in political and public life, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, concluded in Shkodra today... http://www.osce.org/item/42651.html Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +2000 http://www.osce.org/item/42651.html