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Recent assaults on journalists in Armenia threaten free press, says OSCE representative

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
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, 19 November 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern today over a violent attack this week against an independent journalist in Armenia...

OSCE/ODIHR to send expert team to Turkmenistan ahead of parliamentary elections

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
WARSAW, 19 November 2008- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) announced today it will send an Election Support Team to Turkmenistan ahead of the 14 December parliamentary elections...

OSCE national minorities Commissioner, Latvian Naturalization Board to hold conference on citizenship

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 19 November 2008- A conference organized by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the Naturalization Board of the Republic of Latvia on the institution of citizenship and its development and perspectives in the Baltic...

Head of OSCE Presence in Albania calls on all political actors to now focus on implementation of Electoral Code

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 19 November 2008- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania said today that now that the Electoral Code has been approved with an overwhelming majority, the time has come to concentrate on the practical implementation of the Code...

OSCE Chairman welcomes important step forward in Georgia discussions in Geneva

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
HELSINKI, 19 November 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said today he welcomed the important step forward taken in the discussions on Georgia in Geneva, co-chaired by the OSCE, UN and EU.

OSCE Centre helps Kyrgyz Justice Ministry develop probation services, donates vehicles

Publishing date: 19 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing
BISHKEK, 19 November 2008- Two cars handed over to the Kyrgyz Justice Ministry by OSCE Centre in Bishkek yesterday will help increase the efficiency of judicial inspectors in Bishkek and Osh who deal with probation services...

OSCE Presence, Albanian People's Advocate launch project to support detainees' right to file complaints

Publishing date: 18 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights
TIRANA, 18 November 2008- The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Office of the People's Advocate launched a project today to install sealed mailboxes in detention sites, enabling detainees to file complaints about perceived violations of their rights...