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OSCE trains government press service representatives in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 21 September 2011
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASHGABAT, 21 September 2011 – Some 20 spokespersons and press service representatives from Turkmenistan’s ministries and state institutions will share experiences and acquire new skills during an OSCE-organized training seminar that opened in Ashgabat today...
OSCE Chairperson condemns assassination of former Afghan President Rabbani
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
NEW YORK, 20 September 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today condemned the suicide bomb attack in Kabul that killed Afghanistan’s former President and Head of the High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani, and extended his condolences to the families of all those killed, and to the Afghan people...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes co-operation with Turkmenistan on her first visit
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
ASHGABAT, 20 September 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today during her first visit to Turkmenistan offered the country’s authorities her assistance to liberalize media legislation and called for greater access to the Internet...
Judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers in Bosnia and Herzegovina discuss co-operation under OSCE/ODIHR war crimes project
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
A training seminar for judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers handling war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place in Sarajevo on 16-17 September...
OSCE Chairperson, Secretary General meet to discuss preparations for Vilnius Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met in Vilnius on 19 September 2011 to discuss developments in the OSCE area and priorities for the forthcoming Ministerial Council in Vilnius on 6 and 7 December...
Expert meeting seeks to strengthen OSCE crisis response
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
The potential for enhancing early response to crises and emerging conflicts is the focus of a meeting in Vienna on 20 September 2011 hosted by the Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports discussion on journalism ethics and self-regulation
Publishing date: 20 September 2011
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
A series of seminars for teachers of journalism ethics and practicing journalists started on 19 September 2011 in Kyiv as part of a joint project of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country’s Journalist Ethics Commission...