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OSCE Mission to monitor investigation into 1999 bombing of Serb state media station
Publishing date: 10 August 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 10 August 2001 (OSCE)-- Representatives of the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia met with relatives of two victims of the 1999 Radio Televizija Srbije (RTS) bombing in Aberdareva Street...
OSCE condemns irresponsible publication of personal data in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 9 August 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
SARAJEVO, 9 August 2001 (OSCE)- On Monday, the Bosnia and Herzegovina daily Glas Srpski published a 12-page list of names provided by the Republika Srpska Government Documentation Centre in Banja Luka. The names purportedly belong to individuals...
Freimut Duve concerned over attack on journalists in Genoa
Publishing date: 27 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 27 July 2001 (OSCE)-- On 27 July, Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, intervened with the Italian Foreign Minister Renato Ruggiero regarding actions by the Italian police against journalists...
Albanian elections: In remaining zones, third round highlights problems
Publishing date: 23 July 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 23 July 2001 (OSCE)-- The two weeks leading up to yesterday's third round of Albanian parliamentary elections served to highlight remaining electoral deficiencies, concluded the International Election Observation Mission...
OSCE Secretary General expresses sorrow over death of EUMM monitors
Publishing date: 20 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
VIENNA, 20 July 2001 (OSCE)- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) deeply regrets the death of three members of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in the north-western part of the former Yugoslav...
OSCE disseminates new legislation on civil and criminal procedure among Ukrainian judiciary
Publishing date: 19 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
KYIV, 19 July 2001 (OSCE)- After the introduction of significant changes to the relevant laws concerning civil and criminal procedure in connection with the expiry of the five year transitional period of the Constitution of Ukraine on 28 June...
OSCE supports publishing of book on gender culture in Armenia
Publishing date: 19 July 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
YEREVAN, 19 July 2001 (OSCE)- Jemma Hasratyan, Chairwoman of the Association of Women with University Education, introduced to the public in Armenia a book on "Gender culture of modern Armenian society: traditions and innovations"...