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OSCE Chairman and Tajik leaders agree on mandate for OSCE office
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 3 June 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met top Tajik officials today in Dushanbe, agreeing on the continued work of the OSCE in the country...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports development of external oversight mechanism for law enforcement bodies
Publishing date: 3 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 3 June 2008- Ways to implement the new external oversight mechanism for law enforcement bodies is the aim of a series of public debates for judicial representatives from across the country, which started in Skopje today...
Violence in parts of the country tarnishes parliamentary elections, observers in Skopje say
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
SKOPJE, 2 June 2008- Key international standards were not met in yesterday's elections, as organized attempts to violently disrupt the electoral process in parts of the ethnic Albanian areas made it impossible for voters in many places to freely...
International election observers to announce findings at press conference in Skopje on Monday
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 1 June 2008- The International Election Observation Mission deployed to monitor the 1 June parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will announce its preliminary findings and conclusions at a news conference Monday...
Chairmanship countries pledge enhanced co-ordination to strengthen OSCE
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Troika
HELSINKI, 2 June 2008- High-level representatives from the five countries holding the 2007-2011 OSCE Chairmanships met today at the invitation of this year's OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, to discuss...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports local campaign against gun violence
Publishing date: 2 June 2008
SKOPJE, 2 June 2008- Raising public awareness about small arms, gun violence, and human rights is the aim of a campaign that started in Skopje today...
OSCE Yerevan Office marks Children's Day with multicultural concert
Publishing date: 30 May 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 1 June 2008- Song and dance groups belonging to the Assyrian, Belarusian, Georgian, Greek, Yezidi, Jewish, Kurdish, Russian and Ukrainian minority communities of Armenia performed at a concert in Yerevan today....