News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Representative responds to criticism from Italian parliamentarian
Publishing date: 25 February 2003
VIENNA, 25 February 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has responded to criticism from an Italian member of Parliament regarding his position on the concentration of media ownership in Italy. During the...
OSCE Skopje Mission organizes youth leadership conference
Publishing date: 27 February 2003
SKOPJE, 27 February 2003- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje and the Nansen Dialogue Centre (NDC) will host their second joint Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) at the Makpetrol Hotel in Mavrovo between 28 February and 2 March. The...
OSCE CiO calls for release of people detained during Armenian elections
Publishing date: 28 February 2003
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, expressed his concern about the tensions surrounding the campaign leading up to the second round of presidential elections in Armenia...
OSCE Chairmanship approves funding for major awareness and advocacy campaign in Albania
Publishing date: 28 February 2003
TIRANA, 28 February 2003- The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tirana, representing the current OSCE Chairmanship, today approved funding for a grass-roots initiative which is expected to be the largest awareness-raising and advocacy...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit Turkmenistan on Monday
Publishing date: 28 February 2003
THE HAGUE, 28 February 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Turkmenistan on Monday, 3 March. During his visit, the CiO will meet President Saparmurat Niyazov and the...
OSCE Mission condemns bomb attack on Croatian publisher
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
ZAGREB, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Mission to Croatia has condemned Saturday's bombing of the car belonging to the prominent Croatian publisher, Ninoslav Pavic, owner of the media house, Europapress Holding. While the act of terror...
International expert mission visits Chechnya to examine preparations for upcoming referendum
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
MOSCOW, 3 March 2003- A joint expert mission from Europe's leading election observation bodies, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe, today concluded a five-day visit to Moscow and...
Barristers establish regional association in Khatlon province of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- A key step towards the creation of a national barristers' association was taken in Tajikistan last Saturday with the establishment of a regional association in the country's Khatlon province. Thirty-five of the 43...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opens field office in Kulyab
Publishing date: 3 March 2003
DUSHANBE, 3 March 2003- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe has opened a new Field Office in Kulyab, some 200 km. to the southeast of Tajikistan's capital. "There is no doubt that in Kulyab the OSCE will bring a very useful contribution, and that...
CiO appeals to Turkmen President to work with OSCE on human rights
Publishing date: 4 March 2003
THE HAGUE, 4 March 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, met Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov on Monday in Ashgabad to...