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OSCE representative Désir concerned Cyprus court prohibits media from publishing documents about state attorney and police questioning journalists

Publishing date: 27 February 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
OTTAWA, 27 February 2018- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed concern about a recent court decision in Cyprus prohibiting the daily Politis from publishing documents regarding the state attorney and the questioning by the police of several journalists of the daily newspapers Politis and Phileleftheros...

Secretary Generals of Albanian and Montenegrin parliaments meet in Podgorica

Publishing date: 26 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Democratization
A bilateral meeting between the Secretary Generals of the Parliament of Montenegro and the Albanian Assembly, supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, took place on 23 February in Podgorica.

ODIHR final report on Georgia’s local elections recommends removing undue restrictions on voter and candidate rights, addressing legal gaps and inconsistencies

Publishing date: 23 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The final report on the 21 October and 12 November 2017 local elections in Georgia issued by observers of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends steps to improve the electoral legislation and strengthen guarantees of voter and candidate rights. The report,

ODIHR experts visit Skopje to present final report on municipal elections

Publishing date: 23 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Elections
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 21 to 23 February 2018 to present the final report of its election observation mission for the 15 October municipal elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report’s findings and

ODIHR provides expertise to Central Election Commission in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 23 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
A team of experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 19 to 23 February 2018 to provide assistance to the Central Election Commission in following up on ODIHR electoral recommendations. The expertise provided related to the

OSCE Mission to Montenegro assists State Election Commission in developing an operational plan for presidential elections

Publishing date: 23 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Elections
Ahead of the busy election year with presidential and a number of local elections in the spring, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro is providing technical assistance to the country’s State Election Commission (SEC) and Municipal Election Commissions (MEC) to support the development of an Election Operational Plan- an essential tool in managing the upcoming presidential election, which is scheduled for 15 April 2018.

OSCE trains border guards on travel document security in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 23 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Policing
A five-day OSCE-supported training seminar on the detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques for 26 border guards concluded in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on 23 February 2018...