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OSCE Office concerned over closure of NGOs in Belarus

Publishing date: 11 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
MINSK, 11 September 2003- Closure of non-governmental organizations for alleged violations of the law is a continuing concern for international observers, said the Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, today...

OSCE media watchdog, Council of Europe voice concern on media in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 10 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 10 September 2003- Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today made the following joint statement regarding the media situation in...

OSCE/ODIHR starts observation of local government elections in Albania

Publishing date: 10 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 10 September 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today established an Election Observation Mission to monitor the local government elections in Albania scheduled for 12 October...

OSCE/ODIHR opens large-scale Election Observation Mission in Georgia

Publishing date: 9 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 9 September 2003- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has established a large-scale, long-term Election Observation Mission to monitor the parliamentary elections in Georgia scheduled for 2 November...

OSCE-supported anti-torture action plan signed off by officials and NGOs in Georgia

Publishing date: 8 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TBILISI, 8 September 2003- Top government officials and representatives of non-governmental organizations in Georgia agreed on a National Action Plan against Torture for 2003 to 2005...

OSCE BiH Mission has successfully implemented cantonal administration projects funded by Italy

Publishing date: 8 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization
SARAJEVO, 8 September 2003- Better organizational and financial management, as well as improvements in the work of cantonal assemblies were the main, but not only positive results of canton administration projects funded by the Italian Government...

OSCE Mission proposes reintroducing live broadcasts of parliamentary sessions in Montenegro

Publishing date: 8 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 8 September, 2003- In a proposal submitted to Montenegro's Government and opposition representatives on 5 September to help in resolving a parliamentary crisis, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro has suggested to reintroducing...