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Anniversary publication of OSCE documents launched in Yerevan

Publishing date: 21 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 22 December 2010 – The Armenian translation of three key OSCE documents prepared by the OSCE Office in Yerevan together with the Armenian Foreign Ministry was presented today to the Armenian public...

OSCE Mission to Moldova helps former military officers transition to civilian life

Publishing date: 21 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 22 December 2010 – Moldovan former officers and warrant officers today graduated from a course at the Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies held as part of an OSCE Mission to Moldova project to help former military and security officers make the transition to civilian life...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns arrests and assaults on journalists following Belarus election

Publishing date: 20 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 21 December 2010 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today condemned detentions and assaults of Belarusian and international journalists in Minsk following the 19 December presidential election...

Parliaments discuss oversight role and independent institutions in OSCE-organized regional seminar in Tirana

Publishing date: 20 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 21 December 2010- The oversight role of parliaments and their relationship with independent institutions was discussed at a two-day regional seminar organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, other OSCE field operations in the region and the Albanian Assembly that ended today in Tirana...

OSCE Mission helps Bosnia and Herzegovina combat hate crimes

Publishing date: 20 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: National minority issues
SARAJEVO, 21 December 2010- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina today concluded a series of roundtable meetings and other events to combat hate crimes and other bias-motivated incidents...

OSCE Centre organizes conference that studies how labour migrants’ remittances could boost Kyrgyzstan’s economic growth

Publishing date: 20 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 21 December 2010 – An OSCE-organized conference that started today in Bishkek looks at how earnings sent home by migrant workers could contribute to economic development in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan...

Final report on parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan stresses need for 'profound electoral reform'

Publishing date: 20 December 2010
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
In its final report on the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, published on 20 December, ODIHR concluded that: "[the] elections constituted a further consolidation of the democratic process. Political pluralism, a vibrant campaign and confidence in the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda... characterized the elections. The authorities displayed the political will tohold democratic elections in line with OSCE commitments. Nevertheless, there is an urgent need for profound electoral legal reform."