News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre helps Tajik newspaper begin publishing again after 15 years
Publishing date: 2 September 2004
KULYAB, 2 September 2004- A respected, traditional newspaper in southern Tajikistan was revived today after 15 years with assistance from the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. The weekly Kulyabskaya Pravda was presented by the OSCE's Kulyab Field Office at an...
OSCE Skopje Mission sponsors multi-ethnic computer courses for Kumanovo teachers
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
SKOPJE, 1 September 2004- A ceremony marking the successful completion of a three-week OSCE sponsored multi-ethnic information technology course for teachers from Kumanovo and Lipkovo took place on Tuesday.
OSCE Skopje Mission helps Ministry of Interior take over responsibility for controlling eastern border
Publishing date: 1 September 2004
SKOPJE, 1 September 2004- The responsibility for eastern border security has been transferred today from the Defence Ministry to the Interior Ministry, following extensive training by the OSCE Mission to Skopje. "Civilian border control is a symbol...
OSCE Media Representative condemns the murder and kidnapping of journalists in Iraq
Publishing date: 31 August 2004
VIENNA, 31 August 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, condemned the recent murder of Italian freelance journalist Enzo Baldoni, executed in Iraq last week and demanded the release of two French journalists...
OSCE Kosovo Mission sponsors courses for Roma teachers
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
PRISTINA, 30 August 2004- A four-week training course for Roma teachers aimed at developing the resources for the establishment of a Roma minority curriculum ended in Prizren...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue between civil society institutions, election commissions and media in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
BISHKEK, 30 August 2004- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek has supported an initiative of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan and the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society to hold a conference focused on establishing an open public dialogue...
OSCE Mission provides bar exam training for lawyers from southern Serbia
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
VRANJSKA BANJA, 30 August 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, in co-operation with the Belgrade non-governmental organization Projuris Organization for Legal Education, has today launched a bar exam training programme for 70 lawyers from...