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OSCE Mission organizes study visit to Germany for Serbian media experts
Publishing date: 27 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 27 November 2009- The Serbian Deputy Culture Minister and six other media experts will return to Serbia tomorrow after a six-day study visit to Germany where they learned about Germany's mechanisms and practices for media self-regulation...
Kyrgyz migrants sending less money home, finds study supported by OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Migration
BISHKEK, 26 November 2009- Kyrgyz citizens working in Russia are sending less money home but a mass return of migrants has not occurred, found an OSCE Centre-supported survey on the implications of the global financial crisis for Kyrgyz labour migrants..
OSCE media freedom representative urges Moldovan government and opposition to jointly continue media reforms, foster pluralism
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections, Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
CHISINAU, 26 November 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today following meetings in Chisinau...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for presidential election in Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 26 November 2009- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened its election observation mission for the 17 January 2010 presidential election in Ukraine...
OSCE Centre supports dialogue between civil society and political parties in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 November 2009- A roundtable meeting on effective interaction between non-governmental organizations and political parties was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana and the Foundation for Parliamentary Development in Kazakhstan today...
Perspectives of Kazakhstan's 2010 Chairmanship discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Almaty
Publishing date: 26 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
ALMATY, 26 November 2009- An academic conference on perspectives and challenges of Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship took place in Almaty today...
OSCE/ODIHR official visits Azerbaijani bloggers in detention, stresses importance of fair appeals trial
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Policing, Rule of law
BAKU, 25 November 2009- After meeting the Azerbaijani bloggers Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizade in the detention centre in Baku where they are held, a senior official from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...