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OSCE Parliamentarians honour media freedom watchdog CPJ

Publishing date: 19 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 February 2004- "By honouring the work of the Committee to Protect Journalists, one of the best-recognized media freedom watchdogs in the world, we are simultaneously drawing attention to the thousands of cases of media freedom abuses...

Co-operation with private sector tops agenda of OSCE seminar

Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
DUBLIN, 17 February 2004- The impact of foreign and domestic investment on political and socio-economic stability was the focus of an OSCE seminar that ended today in the Irish capital. It brought together more than 180 representatives of...

OSCE contributes 1 million euros for holding Georgian parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Elections
TBILISI, 17 February 2004- The OSCE participating States today made 1 million euros available to cover the administrative expenses of Georgia's parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 March. The amount will fund basic election administration...

OSCE Chairman discusses regional issues, Chechnya with Russian Federation

Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MOSCOW, 17 February 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed the future of the OSCE and regional issues including Georgia and Moldova at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov in Moscow on...

OSCE Centre to train Uzbek journalists on reporting on human trafficking

Publishing date: 17 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Media freedom and development
TASHKENT, 17 February 2004- Twenty journalists from different media outlets in Uzbekistan will undergo an OSCE training course on covering the problem of human trafficking. The intensive five-day course, which starts on Thursday is organized as...

Foreign Minister says refugee return top priority for Croatia

Publishing date: 16 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, National minority issues
VIENNA, 16 February 2004- Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul today said that the new government in Zagreb was sincerely committed to implementing the highest international standards in the field of minority rights...

Croatian police officers to train with British "Bobbies"

Publishing date: 16 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Policing
ZAGREB, 16 February 2004- Two Croatian police officers have yesterday travelled to the UK for a one-week visit to learn about community policing techniques. Organised by the OSCE Mission to Croatia, the British Embassy Zagreb and the Sussex...