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OSCE elections body report recommends improvements ahead of Georgia parliamentary polls
Publishing date: 4 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 4 March 2008- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recommends improvements in the legal framework, the election administration, voter registration, campaigning and the media situation...
OSCE Special Envoy calls for political dialogue to defuse crisis in Armenia
Publishing date: 4 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 4 March 2008- Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, called today on Armenia's authorities to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and to encourage political dialogue...
Ban on independent news coverage in Armenia is contrary to OSCE commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 3 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 4 March 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, called on Armenian authorities today to lift restrictions on independent news reporting that have been in place since the state of emergency declared on 1 March...
OSCE Chairman sends Special Envoy to Armenia to seek ways to defuse crisis
Publishing date: 2 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 2 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, sent his Special Envoy, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, to Yerevan today to try to help overcome a political crisis that led to violence...
OSCE Chairman condemns use of force in Armenia, again appeals for post-election dialogue
Publishing date: 1 March 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections, Rule of law
HELSINKI, 1 March 2008- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva, condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Yerevan today.
OSCE media watchdog, Finnish OSCE Chairmanship host forum on challenges to media freedom
Publishing date: 29 February 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 29 February 2008- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, and Finnish Secretary of State Pertti Torstila, called on participating States to comply with their OSCE media commitments at a roundtable discussion today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports co-operation between Ombudsman offices and local authorities
Publishing date: 29 February 2008
SKOPJE, 29 Feb 2008- A regional roundtable discussion supported by the OSCE Mission to further enhance co-operation between the Ombudsman Institution and local authorities started today in Bitola...