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Enlarged Europe needs protection for minorities, says OSCE Commissioner

Publishing date: 5 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 5 November 2002- "The European Union cannot ignore minority-related issues on its own turf", Rolf Ekeus, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, told a conference on national minorities in the enlarged...

OSCE media watchdog concerned over increased pressure on media in Russia

Publishing date: 3 November 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 3 November 2002- Europe's media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has expressed his concern regarding the recent prevailing climate of pressure on the media in Russia...

OSCE welcomes Croatia's refugee project, recalls compensation deadline for non-returned properties

Publishing date: 31 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
ZAGREB, 31 October 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia welcomed on Thursday the Government's adoption of a refugee project that will facilitate the return of occupied properties to their owners. The Mission also recalls that as of...

Fight against terrorism high on agenda of CiO visit to Uzbekistan

Publishing date: 31 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
TASHKENT, 31 October 2002- "Uzbekistan's role in the fight against international terrorism and religious extremism is highly valued," said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO), Portugal's Foreign Minister, Antonio Martins da Cruz, ending an...

OSCE eager to pursue fruitful co-operation with Kazakh authorities, says Chairman-in-Office

Publishing date: 31 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
ALMATY, 31 October 2002- Completing a two-day visit to Kazakhstan, OSCE's Chairman-in-Office, Portuguese Foreign Minister, Antonio Martins da Cruz stressed the importance of the OSCE's co-operation with Kazakhstan...

OSCE Mission reacts to "kamikaze" report of Azerbaijani TV

Publishing date: 25 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
BAKU, 25 October 2002- Following the report by an Azerbaijani TV station expressing the need for kamikazes ready to sacrifice themselves for their country, the OSCE Office in Baku today said that it was monitoring very closely...

International agencies congratulate Bosnia and Herzegovina municipalities for solving property claims

Publishing date: 22 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO, 22 October 2002- The agencies involved in property law implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have applauded the housing authorities in Lopare, Sekovici, Kresevo and Srbac for having solved all property...