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OSCE Presence assists Albania in disposing of dangerous chemicals

Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, and Defence Minister Arben Imami signed an agreement on 16 April 2012 for the disposal of more than 80 tonnes of hazardous chemical products...

OSCE Academy’s Director presents to Permanent Council educational, research programmes for Central Asia and Afghanistan

Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek has since 2002 worked to promote the OSCE agenda of regional co-operation in Central Asia, said the Academy’s Director, Maxim Ryabkov, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council on 19 April 2012...

OSCE media freedom representative warns against using security concerns as pretext for silencing dissent

Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
National security concerns should not lead to online censorship, stressed Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, on 19 April 2012 at the Stockholm Internet Forum...

OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of codes of ethics for parliamentarians at conference in Tbilisi

Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
The importance of a credible code of ethics for parliamentarians in building trust in democracy was highlighted at a conference held in Tbilisi by the Parliament of Georgia and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 April 2012...

OSCE media representative condemns violence against Azerbaijani journalists

Publishing date: 18 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 18 April 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the attack on Idrak Abbasov and other Azerbaijani journalists and urged the authorities to bring those responsible to justice...

Ministers in Vienna adopt declaration on border security in Central Asia, agree to further enhance border management co-operation

Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Border management
Participants of the 10th Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) held in Vienna adopted a Ministerial Declaration on 17 April 2012...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports negotiation training for Interior Ministry special forces

Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan helped organize a training course on negotiating with terrorists for the release of hostages, for special forces staff of the Interior Ministry from 4 to 12 April 2012...