News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Yerevan presents second edition of textbook on Organization's past and present
Publishing date: 24 October 2006
YEREVAN, 24 October 2006- An updated version of a textbook entitled "OSCE: History, Activities and Perspectives" was presented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office organizes workshop on combating trafficking in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 October 2006
YEREVAN, 20 October 2006- Developing and implementing a national strategy and action plan to combat trafficking in human beings and best practices in the field were discussed at a workshop that ended in Yerevan today...
OSCE Office Head meets Armenian Parliament Speaker, discusses electoral reform and media legislation
Publishing date: 19 October 2006
YEREVAN, 19 October 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, discussed today with Tigran Torosyan, the Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, the electoral reform and amendments to the law on TV and Radio...
OSCE field office in Syunik province organizes environmental action
Publishing date: 13 October 2006
YEREVAN, 13 October 2006- More than 30 schoolchildren and local volunteers helped clean up some 2 hectares of land around the Vahanavank (King Vahan's Monastery) historic monument in the Armenian province of Syunik this week...
Report on Armenian penitentiary institutions presented in Yerevan
Publishing date: 5 October 2006
YEREVAN, 5 October 2006- The results of a monitoring of Armenian prisons or detention centres in 2005, the conditions and treatment of prisoners, were presented in Yerevan today. Prepared by the Public Monitoring Group, it focuses on...
Freedom of information discussed at OSCE-organized conference in Yerevan
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
YEREVAN, 28 September 2006- The implementation of the law on freedom of information in Armenia was the theme of an OSCE-organized conference and awards ceremony held in Yerevan today. It brought together...
OSCE Office facilitates discussion on media self-regulation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 September 2006
YEREVAN, 25 September 2006- Media accountability, best practices regarding self-regulation mechanisms, particularly for public broadcasters were discussed at a meeting that took place in Yerevan over the weekend. It brought together...