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OSCE Baku conference stresses role of religions in preventing terrorism

Publishing date: 11 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
BAKU, 11 October 2002 – An international OSCE conference on religious freedom and combating terrorism, which ended in Baku today, stressed the important role religions and beliefs can play in preventing terrorism and conflict. Participants also...

OSCE Mission to Moldova says Gagauzia elections orderly, but some concerns

Publishing date: 10 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Elections
CHISINAU, 10 October, 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova considers that the early elections for the post of Bashkan (Governor) of Gagauzia on 6 October 2002 were held in a calm, orderly, free and fair manner...

OSCE mission heads' meeting stresses increasing importance of Central Asian region

Publishing date: 7 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DUSHANBE, 7 October 2002- The Central Asian region is becoming increasingly important for the OSCE, the Director of the Organization's Conflict Prevention Centre, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, told a regional meeting in the Tajik...

Parliamentary elections in Latvia overall in accordance with international standards

Publishing date: 6 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
RIGA, 6 October 2002- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Latvia were conducted in accordance with international standards, although some issues remain to be addressed, concluded the International Election Observation...

OSCE information seminar held in Turkmenabat

Publishing date: 5 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
TURKMENABAT, 5 October 2002- A seminar on "What is the OSCE" was held in Turkmenabat on 5 October. The seminar was a part of a series of information seminars, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in co-operation with...

Belgian MP Pieter De Crem to lead OSCE observation of Bosnia and Herzegovina elections

Publishing date: 4 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
COPENHAGEN, 4 October 2002 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz, has appointed Pieter De Crem, member of the Belgian Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...

Central Asian journalists adopt declaration on media freedom and corruption

Publishing date: 30 September 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
TASHKENT, 30 September 2002- The media should be free to play their fundamental role as society's watchdog against corruption, journalists from five Central Asian states said in a final declaration adopted at the end of an OSCE media conference...