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Hostage rescue training conducted by OSCE in Skopje for special police unit

Publishing date: 10 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Policing
A training course for special police forces on hostage rescue operations is taking place in Skopje from 10 to 14 June 2013. Experts from the French National Police will train 18 members of the Special Tasks Unit on how to deal with rescue situations in different types of locations and what to do to intercept vehicles used by armed criminals...

Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova discussed decentralization, Roma rights in Soroca

Publishing date: 7 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, travelled to the town of Soroca in the north of the country on 5 June 2013 to get acquainted with the situation of the region and discuss decentralization and Roma rights...

Enhancing political parties system focus of OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 7 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
ASTANA, 7 June 2013 – An OSCE-supported international conference aimed at enhancing the political party system and the work of parliamentary factions in Kazakhstan was held in Astana today...

Co-operation between institutions, citizens, private sector highlighted at the OSCE-supported security policy course in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 6 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
A two-week annual security policy course concluded in Sarajevo on 6 June 2013. It was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in partnership with the country’s Ministry of Security and Inter-ministerial Working Group for Monitoring of the Implementation of BiH Security Policy...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and OSCE media freedom representative concerned at further restrictions to free expression in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 6 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development, Media laws
COLOGNE/STRASBOURG, 6 June 2013- The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed serious concern today at the promulgation by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, of amendments extending the application of criminal defamation provisions to online expression on 4 June 2013...

OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about police treatment of media at “Blockupy” protests in Germany

Publishing date: 6 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
COLOGNE, Germany, 6 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed today concern about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations in Frankfurt...

OSCE promotes dialogue among government officials and religious leaders on sensitive gender issues in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 6 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2013 – The growing trend of early and non-registered marriages, early motherhood and gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan topped the agenda of a roundtable discussion that took place in Osh today...