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OSCE presents report on process of Armenia’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting
Publishing date: 16 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Rule of law
YEREVAN, 16 October 2014 – An OSCE-supported report detailing Armenia’s switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting was presented today in Yerevan. The report notes that while the technical preparations are going to schedule, not enough effort has been invested in raising public awareness and that the criteria for distributing decoders to vulnerable families is not clear...
OSCE donates equipment to Armenian Emergency Ministry
Publishing date: 13 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
Ambassador Andrey Sorokin, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, donated equipment on behalf of the Office to Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations on 13 October 2014 to support the Ministry’s efforts in raising its capacities to protect people and the environment...
OSCE Office trains media on covering penal system in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 October 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with non-governmental organization the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, held a workshop on 11 to 12 October 2014 in Tsakhkadzor, in Armenia’s Kotayq region, on the principles of ethical reporting about the penal system...
OSCE presents survey on use of social media information by Armenian journalists
Publishing date: 2 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
YEREVAN, 2 October 2014 – The “Region” Research Centre of Armenia, supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, today presented the results of a survey on how Armenian journalists use information from social media...
OSCE contributes to reinforcing human rights in Armed Forces of Armenia
Publishing date: 1 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
DILIJAN, Tavush province of Armenia, 1 October 2014 – Around 30 Armenian Armed Forces personnel will participate in an OSCE-supported human rights training course which started today in Dilijan...
Police-public partnership to tackle domestic violence in Armenia discussed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 11 August 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
A two-day workshop bringing together various state institutions and organizations dealing with issues of domestic violence was held on 7 and 8 August 2014 at the initiative of the ‘Social Justice’ NGO with the support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
Armenia’s Anti-Trafficking Draft Law discussed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 29 July 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings