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OSCE Office presents report on Azerbaijan's public broadcaster
Publishing date: 20 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
BAKU, 20 November 2006- An assessment report on Azerbaijan's Public Television (PTV) development needs, commissioned by the OSCE Office in Baku, was presented to the broadcaster's management today. The report analyzes...
OSCE Office in Baku opens computer education centre in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 7 November 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BAKU, 7 November 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku opened today a computer education centre in a correctional facility for youth in Baku...
OSCE Office in Baku welcomes Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors
Publishing date: 23 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BAKU, 23 October 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed the Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors imprisoned this year for libel...
OSCE Office trains Azerbaijani police in dealing with public assemblies
Publishing date: 20 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Policing
BAKU, 20 October 2006- A two-week training programme on police tactics during rallies, public demonstrations or major events, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku, ended in Azerbaijan today. "Freedom of assembly...
OSCE Office in Baku organizes expert discussion of law that decriminalizes defamation
Publishing date: 10 October 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BAKU, 10 October 2006- Azerbaijan's first draft law on defamation was presented at a roundtable meeting held today by the OSCE Office in Baku. The draft would decriminalize defamation...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Azerbaijan's president to decriminalize defamation
Publishing date: 9 October 2006
Content type: Press release
BAKU, 9 October 2006- The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Miklos Haraszti, today urged Azerbaijan's president and foreign minister to decriminalize defamation...
OSCE Office organizes discussion on freedom of assembly in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 20 September 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 20 September 2006- Azerbaijan's law on freedom of assembly and its execution during last year's parliamentary elections was discussed at a meeting, organized yesterday by the OSCE Office in Baku. Ambassador Maurizio Pavesi said...