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OSCE condemns bomb attack on Serbian journalist
Publishing date: 16 April 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 16 April 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, today condemned this weekend's bomb attack on the Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic, and called for quick action in bringing the perpetrator(s) to justice.
Croatian draft secrecy law needlessly restrictive, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 13 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 13 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that the government-proposed draft law on Data Secrecy in Croatia unnecessarily restricts access to information...
ODIHR to hold training course for Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz women
Publishing date: 13 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality
BISHKEK, 13 April, 2007- Increasing women's participation in politics and public life is the aim of a week-long training course, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, that starts in Bishkek tomorrow...
OSCE Mission introduces strategy to reduce judicial property backlogs in Kosovo
Publishing date: 12 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 12 April 2007- A growing number of property related cases pending in courts and violent incidents occurring as result of property disputes has led the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and local and international stakeholders to propose a strategy...
OSCE Office awards winners of essay contest on women's role in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Gender equality
YEREVAN, 12 April 2007- Winners of an OSCE-organized essay contest on the role of women in Armenian society, including 24 regional and 3 national winners, received their awards in Yerevan today...
Effective administrative justice needed in Kosovo, says report by OSCE Mission
Publishing date: 12 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
PRISTINA, 12 April 2007- Challenges to a functioning administrative justice system need to be tackled to help protect individual rights and the rule of law, concludes a new report from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports national broadcast strategy
Publishing date: 10 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
SKOPJE, 10 April- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Broadcast Council today formalizing its support for developing a national broadcast strategy.