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OSCE Office in Yerevan awards public radio program
Publishing date: 19 July 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 19 July 2005- The "Radiolur" ("Radio news") programme of Armenian Public Radio was yesterday awarded by the OSCE Office in Yerevan for efficient, objective and diverse news broadcasting. Presenting the award...
OSCE media freedom office trains government press secretaries and journalists in Baku
Publishing date: 18 July 2005
Content type: Press release
BAKU, 18 July 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and Mahmud Mammad-Quliyev, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, today opened a three-day training seminar for 27 governmental press secretaries and local journalists.
Local elections in Moldova's capital calm, but not without shortcomings, OSCE and Council of Europe missions say
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
CHISINAU, 11 July 2005- The first round of elections to the post of Mayor of Moldova's capital Chisinau generally complied with most OSCE commitments and Council of Europe election standards, the OSCE Mission said today. However, the elections fell...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns terrorist attack on London
Publishing date: 7 July 2005
LJUBLJANA, 7 July 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, has roundly condemned today's series of bomb attacks on travellers in central London. Expressing dismay and horror at news reports of the deaths...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent announces winners of journalism contest
Publishing date: 27 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 27 June 2005- Stimulating the development of journalism in Uzbekistan, as well as recognizing high-quality work and assembling a collection of best examples was the aim of a contest that ended today in Tashkent...
OSCE Chairman renews appeal to Kyrgyzstan to protect Uzbek asylum-seekers
Publishing date: 24 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 24 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office renewed his appeal to the Government of Kyrgyzstan not to force refugees from Uzbekistan to return to their country against their will and said reports that further repatriations might be planned were...
OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...