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OSCE's media representative alarmed over beating of journalists in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 October 2003- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, expressed alarm over the beating of journalists by police during post-election protests in Baku yesterday. "Once again I feel compelled to express my alarm...
OSCE CiO on Azeri presidential elections and his visit to the Southern Caucasus
Publishing date: 17 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
THE HAGUE, 17 October 2003- The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, has expressed concern about the post-election atmosphere in Azerbaijan, in which...
Joint statement on presidential election in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 16 October 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 16 October 2003- Voting in the 15 October Azerbaijan presidential election was generally well administered in most polling stations but the overall election process still fell short of international standards in several...
Environmental information centre opens in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 23 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 23 September 2003- A public information centre to promote public access to environmental information and encourage participation in decision-making in environmental affairs has been opened in Azerbaijan today by the OSCE Office in Baku...
Azerbaijani border guards complete training at Polish academy
Publishing date: 16 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Border management, Human rights
WARSAW, 16 September 2003- A group of 15 border guards from Azerbaijan have completed a one-year training programme at the Polish Border Guard Academy in Ketrzyn. The programme was initiated and sponsored by the OSCE's Office for Democratic...
OSCE media watchdog, Council of Europe voice concern on media in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 10 September 2003
Content type: Press release
VIENNA/STRASBOURG, 10 September 2003- Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Freimut Duve, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today made the following joint statement regarding the media situation in...
OSCE Office co-ordinates international community support for electoral process in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 September 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 4 September 2003- Six weeks before the presidential election in Azerbaijan, international community representatives stressed the importance of full implementation of the basic principles of an open and equitable election process...
OSCE meeting tries to resolve NGO registration issues in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 12 August 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization
BAKU, 12 August 2003- The problems facing local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in registering with state authorities is the focus of a meeting which opened today in the Azeri capital, Baku. Through this meeting, which is the first in a...
OSCE Office underlines media freedom on Azeri National Press Day
Publishing date: 22 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development
BAKU, 22 July 2003- Congratulating the Azeri media on the occasion of National Press Day, the Head of the OSCE Office in Baku underlined the importance of free media for Azerbaijan's democracy. "This event should remind us of the significance of...
OSCE meeting on reform of Azerbaijan's border service opens in Baku
Publishing date: 14 July 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BAKU, 14 July 2003- An OSCE roundtable on the reform of Azerbaijan's border guard service opened today in the Azeri capital, Baku. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the...