News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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...
OSCE Mission to Croatia position on HRT Law
Publishing date: 9 February 2004
ZAGREB, 8 February 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia wishes to clarify its position on the current law on Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) following a statement by Social Democratic Party Vice-President Zeljka Antunovic on 5 February...