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Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova welcomes release of Alexandru Ursu

Publishing date: 5 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 5 November 2012 – The OSCE Head of Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, welcomed today the release of Alexandru Ursu, who was sentenced for 15 years of imprisonment in Transdniestria in May 2010...

Role of education in promoting respect for diversity highlighted at Paris meeting

Publishing date: 5 November 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
Education is a powerful tool in promoting tolerance and mutual understanding, representatives of education ministries and institutions said at a meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), UNESCO and the Council of Europe in Paris on 5 November 2012...

Women’s leadership in policing topic of OSCE-supported workshop in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 5 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
TASHKENT, 5 November 2012 – Addressing challenges faced by women in policing is the focus of a three-day OSCE-supported workshop that opened in Tashkent today...

OSCE Mission in Kosovo trains judges and lawyers to improve property rights protection

Publishing date: 2 November 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Rule of law
A series of three workshops organized by the OSCE Mission for 90 judges and lawyers in Kosovo on improving the protection of property rights was completed in Prishtinë/Priština on 31 October 2012...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes acquittal of Greek journalist

Publishing date: 2 November 2012
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, 2 November 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed an Athens court’s ruling to acquit Greek journalist, Kostas Vaxevanis, of charges of violating national privacy laws as a result of a one-day trial...

OSCE supports trade facilitation through better customs procedures

Publishing date: 2 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities
ASTANA, 2 November 2012 – An OSCE-supported training course on the harmonized customs procedures within the Customs Union between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia concluded today in Astana...

Ethical standards in Kyrgyzstan’s media discussed at OSCE-supported event

Publishing date: 1 November 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 2 November 2012 – Ways to improve ethical standards and relevant professional principles in online and print journalism in Kyrgyzstan were the key topic of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion that took place today in Bishkek...