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OSCE media freedom representative concerned about missing Ukrainian journalist, welcomes authorities' prompt reaction
Publishing date: 20 August 2010
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, 20 August 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, expressed grave concern today over the disappearance of Ukrainian journalist Vasil Klymentyev and welcomed the prompt reaction of the Ukrainian authorities...
OSCE Centre supports roundtable discussion on youth crime prevention in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 18 August 2010
KOCHKOR-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 18 August 2010- A roundtable discussion on crime prevention and youth outreach was held in Kochkor-Ata town in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad province today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
Ukrainian young people learn about human rights at OSCE-supported summer camp
Publishing date: 13 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education, Youth
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine, 13 August 2010- A youth summer camp on the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a society governed by the rule of law, supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine concludes in the Chernihiv region tomorrow...
OSCE Centre supports public order training for voluntary citizen patrols in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 13 August 2010- A series of two-day training courses supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek for 900 volunteers taking part in unarmed citizen patrols in Bishkek and provincial towns in Kyrgyzstan concluded today...
Kazakhstan's President welcomes decision to hold OSCE Summit in December in Astana
Publishing date: 5 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
ASTANA, 5 August 2010- Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, OSCE Chairmanship in 2010 today welcomed the decision by the OSCE Ministerial Council to hold an OSCE Summit in Astana on 1 and 2 December 2010. He made the following statement...
OSCE human rights office gathers youth activists from across Europe to commemorate Roma victims of genocide
Publishing date: 2 August 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
OSWIECIM, Poland, 2 August 2010- Some 80 Roma and non-Roma youth activists have gathered today for an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the International Roma Youth Network and the Malopolska authorities...
OSCE Centre concluded series of training seminars on environmental protection
Publishing date: 23 July 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ASTANA, 23 July 2010- OSCE-supported training courses on the role of civil society in resolving environmental issues and improving waste management and pollution control in the Caspian Sea region concluded today.