News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-backed Skopje conference calls for decriminalizing libel
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
SKOPJE, 10 February 2006- Conference participants here have offered full support to the Government in preparing changes in the country's criminal code to abolish imprisonment for libel changes and...
OSCE Centre in Almaty presents handbook on mediation and conflict resolution
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
ALMATY, 10 February 2006- The OSCE Centre in Almaty and the non-governmental organization Centre for Democracy Support will on Monday present a new handbook on alternative conflict resolution methods...
OSCE Osh office helps improve access to credit for rural residents
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 9 February 2006- Better access to loans for rural residents will be the focus of a meeting tomorrow supported by OSCE Osh Field Office.
Georgian Foreign Minister calls on OSCE States to support Peace Plan process
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
VIENNA, 9 February 2006- Georgian Foreign Minister today called on the OSCE members to help it to implement the Peace Plan, recognized at the last OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana, as a basis for the solution of its conflict in South Ossetia...
OSCE Baku Office welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to cancel newspaper debts
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
BAKU, 9 February 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed President Ilham Aliyev's decision to cancel the debts of newspapers, including leading opposition publications, to the State publishing house Azerbaijan. The debts, totalling EUR 350,000...
OSCE experts travel to Skopje to assist in drafting new law on religious communities and groups
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
SKOPJE, 9 February 2006- Government officials in Skopje have welcomed OSCE's assistance in drafting a new law on religious communities and groups. Two OSCE experts arrive in Skopje today for consultations with local experts.
OSCE Chairman concerned at violent protests over cartoons, calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
BRUSSELS, 7 February 2006- Expressing concern at the growing violent protests over the religious caricatures appearing in several newspapers, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all sides to respect...