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OSCE media freedom representative in Georgia to discuss TV station closure
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, is in the Georgian capital Tbilisi today to discuss the media situation, in particular the recent closure of television station Imedi...
OSCE takes steps to promote environmentally-friendly practices in the Organization
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
VIENNA, 22 November 2007- The OSCE participating States agreed at today's meeting of the Permanent Council to take the first steps towards a more environmentally-friendly Organization...
OSCE Centre, Kyrgyz officials mark success of community policing in the country
Publishing date: 22 November 2007
BISHKEK, November 22, 2007- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry held a high-level discussion today to mark three years of close cooperation between the Centre and Kyrgyzstan to establish community policing in the country...
Spain's King and Austrian President inaugurate new OSCE building
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 21 November 2007- King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Austrian President Heinz Fischer inaugurated the new headquarters for the OSCE Secretariat and the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media in Vienna today.
OSCE election body deploys long-term observation mission to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/BISHKEK, 21 November 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has opened an election observation mission for the 16 December pre-term parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE promotes more effective fight against crime with guide to conducting investigations
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
ASTANA, 21 November 2007- As part of ongoing human dimension activities, the new Russian-language version of an OSCE-wide guide on conducting criminal investigations was presented today...
Britain hosts OSCE training course for police on hate crime response
Publishing date: 20 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW/LONDON, 20 November 2007- Police trainers from 15 countries are taking part in an OSCE-organized seminar on responding to hate crimes held in London this week...