News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, Swiss mine expert group launch second phase of Tajikistan mine action project
Publishing date: 9 April 2004
DUSHANBE, 9 April 2004- The second part of a project to save Tajikistan from its bitter civil war legacy, landmines, was launched yesterday in the country's capital, Dushanbe. Under an agreement signed between the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and the...
OSCE Office condemns violence against journalists in Armenia
Publishing date: 8 April 2004
YEREVAN, 8 April 2004- Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, the Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, condemned the attacks on journalists that occurred at an opposition rally in Yerevan on 5 April. Any violence against journalists should be condemned...
OSCE Chairman condemns terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 30 March 2004
VIENNA, 30 March, 2004- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Solomon Passy, today voiced his shock at the continued spate of terrorist attacks which now have entered a third day in Uzbekistan, a participating State of the Organization...
Georgian parliamentary elections demonstrate continued progress
Publishing date: 29 March 2004
TBILISI, 29 March 2004- The 28 March parliamentary elections in Georgia demonstrated commendable progress in relation to previous elections, concludes the International Election Observation Mission in a statement issued today...
OSCE Centre publishes brochure on environmental issues in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 March 2004
TASHKENT, 23 March 2004- A brochure on environmental issues published by the OSCE Centre in Tashkent and the Uzbek non-governmental organization, Sreda Obitaniya (Environment), is aimed at raising public awareness of sustainable development in...
Russian election generally well administered but lacking elements of a genuine democratic contest
Publishing date: 15 March 2004
MOSCOW, 15 March 2004- The Russian Presidential Election on 14 March was generally well administered and reflected the consistently high public approval rating of the incumbent president but lacked elements of a genuine democratic contest...
Head of OSCE: Shocked and saddened at death of Macedonian President Trajkovski
Publishing date: 26 February 2004
WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 February 2004- The news that President Boris Trajkovski, leader of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia since 1999, has died in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina reached the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE...