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Statement by OSCE Kosovo Mission Head on situation with broadcast media regulator
Publishing date: 26 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 26 December 2013 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger welcomed today the decision by the Assembly of Kosovo to dismiss two members of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Board...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about arrest of journalist in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 26 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 26 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the arrest of Abdurakhim Shukurov, a camera operator working for the Ozodagon News Agency in Tajikistan...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns brutal attack against Ukrainian journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 25 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 25 December 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern about journalists' safety in Ukraine following an attack on Tatyana Chernovil, a journalist with Ukrainskaya pravda...
OSCE holds training courses for Kyrgyz customs officers
Publishing date: 24 December 2013
An OSCE-supported basic training course for 30 newly recruited Kyrgyz customs offices concluded on 27 December 2013 in Leninskoe village near Bishkek...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Azerbaijan presidential election recommends measures to bring elections in line with OSCE commitments, international standards
Publishing date: 24 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
More needs to be done to guarantee a level playing field for candidates and improve the electoral process, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 9 October 2013 presidential election in Azerbaijan...
Austria’s legal framework provides sound basis for democratic elections, says OSCE/ODIHR report, more transparency needed
Publishing date: 23 December 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Austria’s legal framework provides a sound basis for the conduct of democratic elections, concludes the final report of the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on the country’s 29 September 2013 parliamentary elections. Authorities can take further measures to enhance the transparency of the electoral process, though...
OSCE helps Ukrainian military officers obtain new professional skills in civilian fields
Publishing date: 23 December 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
LVIV, Ukraine, 23 December 2013 – The last graduation ceremony of the year for military officers took place today in Lviv, bringing the total number of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel retrained for civilian professions to 682 people for 2013. The OSCE-supported retraining campaign was conducted in twenty-two cities, towns and military garrisons throughout the country by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in partnership with the Social Policy Ministry...