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OSCE media freedom representative visits Council of Europe, discusses joint concerns, co-operation

Publishing date: 24 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Safety of journalists
STRASBOURG, 24 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that legal standards established by the Council of Europe played an important role in his every day work and helped...

OSCE's Forum for Security Co-operation outlines priorities for 2008

Publishing date: 16 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 16 January 2008- The work of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation this year will be guided by the Madrid Ministerial Decision outlining the priorities concerning the politico-military aspects of security...

OSCE Minorities Commissioner urges Kosovo's authorities to reach out to all communities

Publishing date: 15 January 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 15 January 2008- The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek today urged Kosovo's communities to work towards reconciliation and called upon the government to ensure that minority rights are protected...

OSCE organizes training course for Azerbaijan's Ombudsman

Publishing date: 21 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
BAKU, 21 December 2007- Building the capacity of the office of the Ombudsman of the Azerbaijan Republic is the aim of a training course that began in Baku today...

OSCE countries, Mediterranean partners discuss ways to fight discrimination

Publishing date: 18 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
TEL AVIV, 18 December 2007- Combating intolerance and promoting mutual respect is the focus of an OSCE seminar for representatives from the OSCE's participating States and its Mediterranean partner countries in Tel Aviv today...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports improvements of the Electoral Code

Publishing date: 17 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 17 December 2007- Amendments to the Electoral Code which would provide an improved institutional and legal framework for a more efficient, free and fair electoral processes were discussed at a conference in Skopje today...

Global media freedom rapporteurs call for less regulation in the digital era, but more care for public service and community broadcasting

Publishing date: 14 December 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Digital switchover, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
GENEVA/PRETORIA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON, 14 Dec 2007- Media freedom rapporteurs of the UN, the OSCE, the OAS and the ACHPR issued joint guidelines on the new role and scope of government involvement in safeguarding diversity in the era of digital broadcast...