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OSCE media watchdog issues report on work of media during Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 15 June 2005- The coverage of the events and the Government's handling of the press during the Andijan crisis in Uzbekistan last May are the subject of a report issued today by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. It provides...

OSCE meeting focuses on border security and combating illegal migration in South-Eastern Europe

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Border management
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia, 15 June 2005- Fighting organized crime, trafficking and illegal migration in South-Eastern Europe was the main subject of a two-day regional meeting in Brdo pri Kranju, organised by the Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship...

OSCE anti-trafficking meeting discusses establishment of National Referral Mechanism in Armenia

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
YEREVAN, 15 June 2005- As part of its efforts to help combat human trafficking in Armenia, the OSCE Office in Yerevan organized a meeting today with officials and NGO representatives to discuss the establishment of a National Referral Mechanism...

OSCE Office helps to promote investment, develop job opportunities in southern Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, 15 June 2005- Ways of promoting investment and developing employment opportunities in southern Kyrgyzstan will be discussed at a conference in Osh tomorrow. Organized by the OSCE Osh field office and...

OSCE Mission trains crime scene investigators in Belgrade

Publishing date: 15 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Policing
BELGRADE, 15 June 2005- Developing a crime scene investigation policy in Serbia and quality management systems were the focus of an OSCE-facilitated workshop in Belgrade, attended by 15 representatives of the Serbian Interior and Justice ministries...

OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about four deported Uzbek asylum-seekers

Publishing date: 14 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Human rights, National minority issues, Rule of law
LONDON, 14 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, said today he was deeply concerned about the fate of four asylum seekers, who were returned to Uzbekistan Friday by authorities in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan...

OSCE-facilitated agreement commits Kyrgyz presidential contenders to fair election campaign

Publishing date: 13 June 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BISHKEK, 13 June 2005- Five of the contenders for Kyrgyzstan's 10 July presidential election today signed a politically binding document in Bishkek, committing themselves to a fair and honest election campaign. Under this "Charter of Accord", the...