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OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz police to strengthen community ties
Publishing date: 20 January 2009
BISHKEK, 20 January 2009- More than 80 Kyrgyz police officers attended a workshop organized by the OSCE Centre today to discuss strengthening partnerships with the community...
OSCE conference focuses on effective migration management
Publishing date: 19 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Migration, National minority issues
VIENNA, 19 January 2009- Policymakers and experts will discuss managing migration and its linkages with economic, social and environmental policies at the First Part of the 17th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which started in Vienna today...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to keep broadcast regulator independent
Publishing date: 16 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 16 January 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today he had asked the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to prevent legal changes that would threaten the independence of the country's broadcast...
OSCE Chairperson condemns fatal shooting of Georgian police officer
Publishing date: 16 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ATHENS, 16 January 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, today condemned the fatal shooting of a Georgian police officer near the South Ossetian administrative boundary.
OSCE Office presents findings on return migration to Armenia
Publishing date: 15 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities
YEREVAN, 15 January 2009- A comprehensive study on returnee flows and reintegration challenges in Armenia was presented today at the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
'Synergy, symmetry, strategy'- Greek OSCE Chair pledges to be honest broker, forge stronger ties among States in time of challenge
Publishing date: 15 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VIENNA, 15 January 2009- The OSCE is well placed to address Europe's changing geopolitical challenges in a time marked by crises, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for the release of Kazakh journalist arrested in secrecy case
Publishing date: 14 January 2009
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, 14 January 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today he had urged Kazakh authorities to release a journalist accused of disclosing official secrets and to adjust the relevant laws...