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Press releases relating to the 2010 crisis in Kyrgyzstan
OSCE Centre in Bishkek launches training for journalists in southern Kyrgyzstan
JALAL-ABAD, Kyrgyzstan, 26 May 2010 - The first of two media training seminars organized by the OSCE Office in Bishkek for local journalists and human rights defenders in southern Kyrgyzstan started in Jalal-Abad today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 25 May 2010 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an observation mission for the 27 June constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Chairperson calls for calm in southern Kyrgyzstan
ASTANA, May 19, 2010 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, expressed deep concern today about the tragic events in Kyrgyzstan's southern Jalal-Abad region, which again led to...
OSCE media freedom representative offers support to restore public broadcasting in Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 12 May 2010 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today welcomed efforts by the interim Kyrgyz government to restore public service broadcasting (PSB), and offered support in this endeavour...
OSCE supports public debate on new Kyrgyz constitution
BISHKEK, 4 May 2010 - A roundtable meeting to discuss the draft Constitution of Kyrgyzstan organized by the Kyrgyz interim government with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek was held today...
OSCE Centre increases assistance to ensure citizens' safety and access to information in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 30 April 2010 - Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, said today that the Centre would build on its activities to ensure public safety and access to information in the wake of the April events in Kyrgyzstan...
In Kyrgyzstan, OSCE Chairperson stresses need for urgent restoration of stability and rule of law, resolving acute social and economic problems
BISHKEK, 20 April 2010 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, during a visit to Bishkek today to assess the situation and develop ways of overcoming the political crisis in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE media freedom representative acknowledges Kyrgyzstan's commitment to freedom of media, urges immediate compliance
VIENNA, 19 April 2009 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, welcomed today the first steps made by Kyrgyzstan's provisional government to restore media freedom and emphasized the need for further media reforms...