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OSCE foreign ministers to discuss European security, support for Kyrgyzstan at Almaty informal meeting
Publishing date: 14 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
ASTANA, 14 July 2010- The future of European security, support for Kyrgyzstan, engagement with Afghanistan, and possible topics for an OSCE Summit top the agenda of informal meeting of Foreign Ministers in Almaty on 16-17 July.
OSCE media representative condemns new sentencing of Azerbaijani journalist
Publishing date: 6 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 6 July 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, condemned an additional jail sentence of 2.5 years handed down today to Eynulla Fatullayev, one of Azerbaijan's most prominent investigative journalists...
OSCE announces winners of tolerance photo contest
Publishing date: 29 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Newsroom
ASTANA, 29 June 2010- The winners of an OSCE photo contest on tolerance were announced today at an award ceremony on the margins of the OSCE High-level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in Astana...
Despite challenging circumstances, Kyrgyzstan's authorities succeeded in organizing peaceful referendum, OSCE observers say
Publishing date: 28 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 28 June 2010- Despite challenging circumstances, Kyrgyzstan's authorities succeeded in creating the necessary conditions for the conduct of a peaceful constitutional referendum, the observation mission deployed by OSCE ODIHR concluded today...
Statement by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries
Publishing date: 26 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group, Newsroom
MUSKOKA, Canada, 26 June 2010- The countries of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group released the following today:
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Hungarian Government to halt media legislation package, start public consultations
Publishing date: 24 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media self-regulation
VIENNA, 24 June 2010- Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, appealed to the Hungarian Government today to halt draft media legislation that is to be voted on in Parliament next week, and to start public consultations...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 21 June 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Newsroom
VIENNA, 21 June 2010- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...