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OSCE Chairman's envoy urges participating States to respect fundamental freedoms

Publishing date: 30 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 30 March 2007- The situation with fundamental freedoms of association, assembly and expression in a number of OSCE participating States are still a matter of concern, said participants at an OSCE meeting that concluded in Vienna today...

OSCE press freedom watchdog hails Kyrgyzstan for decriminalizing libel and allowing public broadcasting

Publishing date: 27 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Democratization, Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 27 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Kyrgyz Parliament's decision to abolish criminal libel and insult laws as well as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's "green light" for public...

OSCE Chairman offers condolences over death of Armenian prime minister

Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
MADRID, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Armenia and the family of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan who died on Sunday...

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training on decentralization in education

Publishing date: 21 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Education
SKOPJE, 21 March 2007- Educating trainers who in turn will teach parents and teachers about their rights and responsibilities in the decentralized education system is the purpose of a series of workshops, the first of which concluded today...

OSCE Mission to Skopje helps develop community policing

Publishing date: 21 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Policing, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 21 March 2007- Ten scooters worth more than 30,000 euros were handed over by the OSCE Mission to the Interior Ministry in Skopje today. They will be used to boost the efficiency of the OSCE-supported community-policing programme...

OSCE and other observers concerned by lack of dialogue between Moldova and Transdniestria

Publishing date: 20 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 20 March 2007- The co-mediators seeking a solution to the Transdniestrian conflict issued the following statement today:

OSCE Office supports introduction of community policing in Armenia

Publishing date: 20 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Policing
YEREVAN, 20 March 2007- Bringing police closer to the public and increasing citizens' confidence in police is the goal of an agreement signed today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Police...