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Libel and freedom of information in South Caucasus focus of OSCE conference in Tbilisi

Publishing date: 27 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
TBILISI, 27 October 2004- Libel and access to information were on the agenda of the first OSCE South Caucasus Media Conference which ended Tuesday in the Georgian capital. Journalists from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia...

OSCE Presence Head delivers review of Albanian media legislation to Prime Minister Nano

Publishing date: 27 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Media freedom and development
TIRANA, 27 October 2004- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Pavel Vacek, today delivered a set of five expert reviews of Albanian media legislation to Prime Minister Fatos Nano. The purpose of the reviews...

OSCE Centre holds training course for Uzbek women on rights

Publishing date: 27 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 27 October 2004- A training course focusing on women's rights and co-operation between NGOs working in this field is being held in the Uzbek capital. Organized by...

OSCE Centre trains Uzbek border guards and custom officials on intercepting illegal guns, spotting false travel documents

Publishing date: 25 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TASHKENT, 25 October 2004- A training course aimed at improving Uzbekistan's border management, focusing on the problems of arms smuggling and the use of fake travel documents, was launched today by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent. This four-week...

Moldovan public broadcasting lacks alternative voices, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative

Publishing date: 22 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 October 2004- "There is too much government and insufficient alternative opinion on Moldova's public broadcaster", the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said concluding a fact-finding visit to Moldova. The...

OSCE Presence welcomes new laws on Central Election Commission and voter registration in Albania

Publishing date: 22 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 22 October 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania welcomes the passage by the Albanian Assembly yesterday of the law on changing the Electoral Code with regard to the composition of the Central Election Commission...

OSCE Office in Baku issues statement on conclusion of opposition leaders trial

Publishing date: 22 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
BAKU, 22 October 2004- The Office in Baku issued the following statement today: "The OSCE Office in Baku welcomes the end of the trials of the final group of defendants, arraigned on charges arising out of civil disturbances after the Presidential...