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Media freedom under siege in Crimea, Ukraine, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 8 March 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 8 March 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the continuous closure of television channels and attacks on journalists in Crimea...

OSCE Centre in Ashgabat celebrates its 15th anniversary

Publishing date: 7 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
A ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat took place on 5 March 2014...

ODIHR trains NGOs in Kyrgyzstan on trial-monitoring techniques and fair trial rights

Publishing date: 6 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
NGO representatives and officials from the Ombudsman’s Office in Osh increased their knowledge of trial-monitoring techniques and fair trial rights at a training workshop conducted by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, on 5 and 6 March 2014.

Empower women and girls to achieve gender equality, combat domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth tells OSCE

Publishing date: 6 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Gender equality
Empowerment of women and girls is essential to ensuring gender equality and combatting gender-based and domestic violence, Albania’s Minister for Social Welfare and Youth Erion Veliaj told the OSCE Permanent Council on 6 March 2014, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March...

Citing lack of respect for fundamental freedoms, OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkmenistan parliamentary elections recommends measures to bring process in line with OSCE commitments

Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The 15 December 2013 parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan took place in a strictly controlled political environment characterized by a lack of respect for fundamental freedoms central to democratic elections, says the final report from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released on 3 March 2014.

OSCE Mission to Skopje calls for applications for grants on promoting inter-ethnic understanding in schools

Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Education, National minority issues
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is calling on municipalities, students, teachers, parents and schools to apply for grants for organizing activities that bring together students from different communities and different languages of instruction. The deadline for applications are 1 May, and 1 October 2014...

OSCE Yerevan Office provides legal advice on military service in Armenia

Publishing date: 4 March 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Free and professional legal advice for Armenian citizens on the call-up procedures and specifics of military service, is now being provided as part of the initiative launched by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian Ministry of Defence on 1 March 2014...