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OSCE media representative urges Russian authorities not to harass journalists covering protests
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
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, 9 December 2011-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, urged today Russian authorities to protect journalists reporting from the scene of street protests from detention and police harassment...
OSCE Centre in Astana holds student conference to mark International Human Rights Day
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
ALMATY, 9 December 2011 – Some 70 university students gathered to mark International Human Rights Day at an OSCE Centre-supported annual student event that concluded today in Almaty...
Vilnius Ministerial Council concludes with decisions to strengthen responses to conflicts and transnational threats, engagement with Afghanistan and other Partner countries
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
VILNIUS, 7 December 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, highlighted the progress achieved at the Vilnius Ministerial Council and urged the 56 OSCE participating States to build on the decisions taken and address the challenges raised at the meeting, which concluded today...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a two-day expert meeting that started on 7 December 2011 in Bishkek. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economical Regulation of Kyrgyzstan with support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN 1540 Committee...
OSCE Chairperson condemns bomb attacks in Afghanistan, offers condolences
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
VILNIUS, 7 December 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned yesterday’s bomb attacks in Afghanistan in which over 60 people were killed and many injured...
OSCE promotes environmental education in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea area
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 6 December – A three-day workshop on education for sustainable development organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Central Asia Regional Environmental Centre (CAREC) and the recently established Aktau Aarhus Centre began in Aktau today...
OSCE Mission to Moldova and partners discuss new draft media regulations during elections
Publishing date: 6 December 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
CHIŞINĂU, 6 December 2011 – Draft regulations on the legal framework governing election coverage and political campaigning in the media during the election period were presented today at a roundtable meeting in Chişinău held by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the non-governmental Association for Participatory Democracy...