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OSCE Centre supports roundtable discussion on DNA forensics in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHKEK, 26 June, 2009- A roundtable discussion on the use of DNA in forensic investigations in Kyrgyzstan, supported by the OSCE Centre, was held today...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Kazakh President to veto new Internet law
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticised as restrictive today amendments to the country's communication law, adopted on 24 June by the Kazakh Parliament, and called on President...
Restoring dialogue in Georgia, border management and gender and comprehensive security focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The latest OSCE Magazine, now available online and in print, highlights some of the complex areas in which the Greek Chairmanship has been engaged over the past half a year, including efforts to restore dialogue in Georgia...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports workshop to improve media reporting on security sector
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development, Policing, Rule of law
BELGRADE, 25 June 2009- A workshop for Serbian journalists on security matters, aiming to help the participants improve their reporting, started today in Belgrade. The two-day event, organized by the OSCE Mission to Serbia...
OSCE Centre conference promotes efficient migration management in CIS region
Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ASTANA, 24 June 2009- A OSCE-supported conference that started today in Astana aims to promote efficient migration policies in Kazakhstan and other countries in the region through dialogue and exchange of good practices...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media urges Italian Senate to drop law proposals restricting free flow of information.
Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 24 June 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Italian legislature today to drop two planned legal provisions that would restrict freedom on the Internet and reporting on court cases...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports training course to help border police combat car smuggling
Publishing date: 24 June 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Border management, Policing, Rule of law
SKOPJE, 24 June 2009- An OSCE-supported training course that started in Skopje today aims to help Border Police and other police units improve their capacity to detect car smuggling...