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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE organizes study visit to Poland for Georgian penitentiary officials
Publishing date: 7 August 2007
TBILISI, 7 August 2007- Georgian Penitentiary Department officials completed a study visit to Poland, organized by the OSCE Mission. During the five-day trip...
Poland's continuing prosecution of journalists violates international standards, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Publishing date: 6 August 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 6 August 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has condemned the sentencing of Gazeta Wyborcza journalist Jacek Brzuszkiewicz, and urged Poland to decriminalize press offences...
Democratic control of armed forces discussed at OSCE conference in Baku
Publishing date: 3 August 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BAKU, 3 August 2007- The principles of democratic control of the armed forces and ways to address the welfare needs of Azerbaijan's service personnel were the focus of an OSCE meeting that ended in Baku today...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for increased awareness on interdependence between returns and property rights
Publishing date: 31 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
GRACANICA/GRACANICE, 31 July 2007- The international community and the PISG have invested a large amount of resources into protecting property rights of displaced persons and sustainable returns, but further efforts are necessary...
OSCE website gets RSS feeds for news and features
Publishing date: 31 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 31 July 2007- It is now even easier to keep up with the latest news and features from the OSCE, thanks to the introduction of two RSS feeds on the Organization's website...
ODIHR-sponsored summer school on criminal justice gets under way in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
TALGAR, Kazakhstan, 30 July 2007- For the second year in a row, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has organized a summer school on criminal-justice issues in Central Asia...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Russian authorities to review extremism laws restricting free reporting
Publishing date: 27 July 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 27 July 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media asked the Russian authorities today to re-examine the legal framework on extremism, especially the parts that touch upon the media's right to report on controversial issues...