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OSCE explores next steps in strengthening comprehensive cyber security
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE’s future role in tackling challenges arising from cyberspace security is the topic of a two-day international conference that started in Vienna today...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
VIENNA, 9 May 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 6 May. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
Violence, discrimination faced by Roma in Europe unacceptable, says OSCE human rights chief
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 6 May 2011 – Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, the head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today described violence targeting Roma and Sinti in Europe as "unacceptable"...
Witness support providers meet to exchange experiences as part of OSCE/ODIHR-led War Crimes Justice Project
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
BELGRADE, 6 May 2011 – Witness and victim support providers from the region and from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met today to share experiences in working with witnesses and victims as part of war crimes cases...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission in Skopje
Publishing date: 6 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
SKOPJE, 6 May 2011- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission in Skopje to monitor the 5 June early parliamentary elections...
OSCE Office brings together journalists from northern and southern Tajikistan to discuss media issues
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
The Khujand field office of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 4 May 2011 hosted a discussion between representatives of government and journalists from the country's two major media cities, Dushanbe and Khujand...
12th IPRM meeting takes place in Dvani
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
DVANI, 5 May 2011- The 12th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Dvani today. The meeting was co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE...