News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of Belgrade Mission unveils plan of action to assist Serbia and Montenegro
Publishing date: 13 February 2003
BELGRADE, 13 February 2003- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, today made his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna and unveiled the Mission's plan of action to assist the State Union...
Ballot boxes arrive on time for Armenian election with help of OSCE
Publishing date: 12 February 2003
YEREVAN, 12 February 2003- Some 2,000 transparent ballot boxes, ordered with the help of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, have arrived safely in Armenia for use in this year's presidential election. The Head of the Office, Ambassador Roy Reeve, showed...
OSCE and BBC train Azerbaijani journalists in elections reporting
Publishing date: 12 February 2003
BAKU, 12 February 2003- A two-week training course on election reporting has just been launched by the OSCE Office in Baku in conjunction with the BBC Training Centre, based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Experts will train around 25 staff members...
Russian journalist wins OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy
Publishing date: 10 February 2003
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2003- The Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, is to receive this year's OSCE Prize for Journalism and Democracy for her courageous professional work in support of "human rights and freedom of the media"...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about continued harassment of media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 February 2003
VIENNA, 4 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed his alarm today at the continuing use of defamation suits against independent newspapers in Azerbaijan and the growing frustration of journalists...
OSCE Office assists the election process in Armenia
Publishing date: 3 February 2003
YEREVAN, 3 February 2003- The OSCE Office in Yerevan is arranging for transparent ballot boxes to be provided to Armenia for use during the coming presidential and parliamentary polls, on 19 February and 25 May respectively...
OSCE to present report on activities in Albania
Publishing date: 3 February 2003
TIRANA, 3 February 2003- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Osmo Lipponen, will hold a press conference tomorrow, 4 February, to present the outlines of the current OSCE activities in Albania. The report is Ambassador Lipponen's...