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OSCE Mission to Serbia helps interior ministry fight drug abuse
Publishing date: 26 October 2010
BELGRADE, 26 October 2010- A three-day training course for selected police officers from Serbia's Interior Ministry on identifying signs and symptoms of drug abuse, sponsored by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, started today...
OSCE trains Tajik and Afghan law enforcement officers on precursors identification, backtracking investigations
Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 25 October 2010- A training course on precursors identification and backtracking investigations for law enforcement officers from Afghanistan and Tajikistan started at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova
Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections
CHISINAU, 25 October 2010- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission for the 28 November early parliamentary elections in Moldova...
OSCE experts arrive in Minsk to support authorities in investigation of journalist's death
Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law
MINSK, 25 October 2010- Two senior OSCE experts arrived in Minsk today to support authorities in the investigation into the death of the Belarusian journalist Aleh Byabenin...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes study tour for Ombudsman officials to strengthen institution
Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
BUDAPEST, 25 October 2010- Six officials from Kazakhstan's Ombudsman Institution and the General Prosecutor's Office arrived in Hungary today as part of a study trip supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
Switzerland's Muslims discuss creation of umbrella organization at meeting co-hosted by OSCE/ODIHR
Publishing date: 22 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BERN, 22 October 2010- Representatives of Switzerland's Muslim communities will discuss how the interests of Muslims can be presented more effectively at the national level during a conference in Bern.
Statement by Head of OSCE Mission on incidents in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 21 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 21 October 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Ambassador Werner Almhofer made the following statement today: