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Albania’s elections active and competitive, but mistrust between political forces tainted the environment, international observers say
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TIRANA, 24 June 2013 – Albania’s parliamentary elections on 23 June were competitive with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and genuine respect for fundamental freedoms...
In Turkey, MPs to debate rule of law, free expression, assembly and political prisoners
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 24 June 2013 (FRE | RUS | TR)—The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session will convene in Istanbul with a focus on basic human rights less than a month after thousands of people took to the streets across Turkey in the country's largest demonstrations in a decade.
Albania's elections active and competitive, but mistrust between political forces tainted the environment, international observers say
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
TIRANA, 24 June 2013 – Albania's parliamentary elections on 23 June were competitive with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and genuine respect for fundamental freedoms. However, the atmosphere of mistrust between the two main political forces tainted the electoral environment and challenged the administration of the entire electoral process, international observers said in a statement today.
OSCE trains Tajik counter-terrorism teams in VIP protection
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
A ten-day field training course for Interior Ministry counter-terrorism teams on VIP protection, facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, concluded on 19 June 2013 in the central district of Garm...
Iceland parliamentary elections pluralistic and transparent, says OSCE/ODIHR final report, recommends measures to strengthen legal framework
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The 27 April 2013 parliamentary elections in Iceland were conducted in a pluralistic and transparent manner, but certain aspects of the electoral legal framework could benefit from further review, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) says in its final report, which was released on 24 June 2013...
Armenia’s higher education system discussed at OSCE-supported seminar
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
YEREVAN, 24 June 2013 – Reforms and recent improvements in higher education as well as measures to fight corruption, to encourage students’ participation and ensure quality education are among the topics of an OSCE-supported event that started today in Yerevan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police trainer development
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is organizing a training course on curriculum design for 15 police trainers from 24 to 28 June 2013...