News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Permanent Council holds minute's silence in honour of Georgian Prime Minister
Publishing date: 3 February 2005
VIENNA, 3 February 2005- The OSCE Permanent Council held a minute's silence on Thursday in honour of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania after his unexpected death. The Chairman of the Permanent Council, Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of Slovenia, said...
OSCE Mission sponsors sign language news on Kosovo public television
Publishing date: 31 January 2005
PRISTINA, 31 January 2005- Kosovo's public broadcaster, Radio Television Kosovo, today begins broadcasting news with sign language for deaf and hearing-impaired people in the region. The programme, financially supported by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE Mission trains Moldovan police on investigation techniques to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 31 January 2005
CHISINAU, 31 January 2005- A two-week training course for police officers on pro-active investigation techniques to combat human trafficking in Moldova started today in Chisinau. Fifteen police officers from various regions of the country are...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Poland to remove prison sentences from libel law
Publishing date: 25 January 2005
VIENNA, 25 January 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern about recent cases in Poland in which journalists have been sentenced to prison terms for criminal libel. In a letter to the Polish...
OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...
OSCE Chairman attends inauguration of Ukraine's new President
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
KYIV, 24 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, who attended the inauguration of Ukraine's new President Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday, underlined the OSCE's high expectations for the future...
OSCE Mission assists domestic election monitoring in Croatia
Publishing date: 13 January 2005
ZAGREB, 13 January 2005- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has donated approximately 21,000 euros to assist GONG, Croatia's leading election monitoring non-governmental organization, to observe this Sunday's second round of voting in Croatia's presidential...