News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
New law on political parties could seriously threaten political pluralism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
ALMATY, 27 June 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Centre in Almaty is deeply concerned with the new law on political parties, approved on 26 June by the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a new law on political...
OSCE experts visited Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
TBILISI, 17 June 2002- A team of four OSCE military experts on Saturday, 15 June 2002, conducted a two-hour visit to the Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia...
Halfway point of political entity certification process reached in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
PRISTINA, 17 June 2002- The four-week period for political entities to certify for the forthcoming Kosovo Municipal Elections is almost halfway complete. Thus far the Political Party Service division of the OSCE Department of Election Operations...
Czech parliamentary elections in line with international standards
Publishing date: 16 June 2002
PRAGUE, 16 June 2002- The 14-15 June elections for the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic met international standards and commitments for democratic elections, concluded the Election Observation Mission of the OSCE
OSCE experts to visit Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 15 June 2002
TBILISI, 15 June 2002- A team of four OSCE military experts, headed by Colonel Laszlo Belagyi of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, will today visit the Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia, as preparation for later inspection...
"Media situation in Kazakhstan has consistently deteriorated", says OSCE Media Representative
Publishing date: 14 June 2002
VIENNA, 14 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a special report on the media situation in Kazakhstan, highlighting his main concerns and recommending concrete steps for improvement...
High-level officials agree to coordinate fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 13 June 2002
Lisbon, 13 June 2002- High-level officials from governments and major international organizations, meeting in Lisbon on the initiative of the Portuguese Chairmanship of the OSCE, agreed on Wednesday to improve co-ordination and information-sharing...