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Immediate and resolute measures needed ahead of parliamentary vote in Kyrgyzstan, ODIHR report says

Publishing date: 27 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections, Rule of law
WARSAW, 27 July 2010- Immediate and resolute measures are needed to address shortcomings in Kyrgyzstan's electoral framework ahead of the parliamentary vote, says a report published today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...

OSCE Mission to Serbia says attack on journalist must be investigated

Publishing date: 26 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 26 July 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Dimitrios Kypreos, said today a violent attack on the columnist of Vreme weekly Teofil Pancic that occurred on 24 July must be duly investigated...

OSCE Chairperson announces agreement on summit, calls Kyrgyzstan crisis a 'vitality test' for Organization

Publishing date: 17 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 17 July 2010- OSCE Foreign Ministers meeting in Almaty today reached consensus on holding a summit in Astana this year and reinforcing OSCE assistance to Kyrgyzstan, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev.

OSCE foreign ministers to discuss European security, support for Kyrgyzstan at Almaty informal meeting

Publishing date: 14 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 14 July 2010- The future of European security, support for Kyrgyzstan, engagement with Afghanistan, and possible topics for an OSCE Summit top the agenda of informal meeting of Foreign Ministers in Almaty on 16-17 July.

OSCE media representative condemns new sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist

Publishing date: 6 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 6 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned an additional jail sentence of 2.5 years handed down today to Eynulla Fatullayev, one of Azerbaijan's most prominent investigative journalists...

OSCE High-Level Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Conference calls for sharing best practices, renewed focus on rights

Publishing date: 29 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ASTANA, 29 June 2010- Sharing positive experiences and best practices in promoting tolerance and non-discrimination to effectively face threats to stability in the OSCE area is the focus of the High-Level OSCE Conference that started in Astana today...

OSCE media freedom representative asks Turkey to withdraw recent Internet blocking provisions, calls for urgent reform of law

Publishing date: 22 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet
VIENNA, 22 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today urged the Turkish authorities to restore access to YouTube and other services offered by Google, and bring the much-criticized Internet Law in line...