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Election workshop to take place in Minsk

Publishing date: 19 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 19 September 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Office in Minsk, together with the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus, will host an international workshop...

Conference on gender equality held in Armenia

Publishing date: 19 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, National minority issues
YEREVAN, 19 September 2003- A conference focusing on Armenia's policy on gender equality and the improvement of the status of women ended successfully in Yerevan yesterday...

OSCE media conference in Kyrgyzstan urges journalists to exercise corrective function

Publishing date: 18 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
BISHKEK, 18 September 2003- The fifth OSCE Central Asia Media Conference held in Kyrgyzstan ended today with calls on the media to exercise their corrective function in the economy and politics...

OSCE Chairman says democracy, human rights key to fighting terrorism

Publishing date: 18 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism
THE HAGUE, 18 September 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, said on Thusday that respect for democracy, human rights and the rule of law were potent weapons in the fight against terrorism...

OSCE Mission sees concession for Croatia third TV channel as increasing pluralism

Publishing date: 17 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 17 September 2003- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Croatia, Ambassador Peter Semneby, said he hoped the decision to allocate the frequency of the third national television channel to a private bidder would promote the private broadcasting...

Kosovo media representatives to establish press council

Publishing date: 17 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 17 September 2003- Journalists from throughout Kosovo have agreed during a two-day media rights conference to establish a self-regulatory body and to draw up a code of conduct for the print media...

Azerbaijani border guards complete training at Polish academy

Publishing date: 16 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management, Human rights
WARSAW, 16 September 2003- A group of 15 border guards from Azerbaijan have completed a one-year training programme at the Polish Border Guard Academy in Ketrzyn. The programme was initiated and sponsored by the OSCE's Office for Democratic...