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OSCE Representative asks Azerbaijani President to halt persecution of journalists, greets renewed license for embattled broadcaster
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
BAKU, 27 April 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked President Ilham Aliyev today to issue a moratorium on criminal prosecution of journalists and follow up with a decriminalization reform...
International standards on information security discussed in Yerevan with OSCE help
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 27 April 2007- Methods of managing information security according to internationally-recognized standards were the topic of a discussion organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...
OSCE Presence holds seminar on Albanian domestic violence law
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
TIRANA, 27 April 2007- Albanian judges, prosecutors and police officers took part in seminars the last two weeks on assisting victims of domestic violence. They were organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Council of Europe and...
OSCE Office in Yerevan presents guidebook for journalists on how to receive electoral information
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
YEREVAN, 27 April 2007- A guidebook for journalists on how to exercise their right to access electoral information, developed by the local NGO Freedom of Information Centre with financial support from the OSCE Office, was presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe holds meeting on labour migration
Publishing date: 27 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 27 April 2007- Ways of regulating labour migration and ensuring better protection of the rights of Tajik labour migrants were discussed at a meeting organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission in Moldova
Publishing date: 26 April 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW/CHISINAU, 26 April 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has deployed an election observation mission for the 3 June local elections in Moldova...
OSCE to be invited to observe Ukraine elections, Foreign Minister says
Publishing date: 26 April 2007
VIENNA, 26 April 2007- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will be invited to observe Ukraine's upcoming elections, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the Organization today.