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OSCE Mission Head concerned about obligation of Radio-Television Serbia to broadcast parliament sessions
Publishing date: 2 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 2 October 2007- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Hans Ola Urstad, expressed concern today over a recent instruction issued by the Republican Broadcasting Agency (RBA) requiring Radio-Television Serbia (RTS)...
OSCE Mission brings together Serbian and Norwegian experts in the fight against organized crime
Publishing date: 28 September 2007
BELGRADE, 28 September 2007- Police officers and representatives of the Serbian judiciary heard from Norwegian experts on conducting complex crime investigations at a seminar organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
Decentralization process mostly perceived as positive, new OSCE Mission to Skopje survey finds
Publishing date: 26 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, National minority issues, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 26 September 2007- Some 85 percent of municipalities positively assess the decentralization process that began in 2005, according to a new OSCE Mission to Skopje survey released today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Tajikistan to protect free flow of information on Internet
Publishing date: 21 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 21 September 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called on Tajikistan to bring its legislation in line with its OSCE commitments by revoking recent criminal code amendments...
OSCE Mission-supported Justice Academy in Skopje welcomes first class
Publishing date: 19 September 2007
SKOPJE, 19 September 2007- The Academy for Training of Judges and Prosecutors, supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, welcomed its first class of students today...
OSCE Presence helps train Albanian police, court officials and civil society groups on new domestic violence law
Publishing date: 18 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality, Policing, Rule of law
TIRANA, 18 September 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania helped to educate police officers and court officials, along with civil society representatives, on the country's new domestic violence law in training sessions which ended today....
Supporting victims key factor in fight against terrorism, speakers at OSCE meeting say
Publishing date: 13 September 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Rule of law
VIENNA, 13 September 2007- The role of civilian networks, including those of victims, is key factor in the fight against terrorism, a high-level representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship said at an OSCE conference on solidarity with victims...