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Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group

Publishing date: 29 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ZURICH, 29 January 2009- The Co-Chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group released the following statement today:

OSCE PA President Soares: 2009 a year of great challenges

Publishing date: 29 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 29 January 2009- This year is one of great challenges, particularly when it comes to the protracted conflicts, said the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA), Joao Soares, in a new interview published on the OSCE PA website...

EU backs continued OSCE work in Georgia, Czech Foreign Minister says

Publishing date: 29 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Gender equality
VIENNA, 29 January 2009- The European Union supports efforts by the OSCE to find ways to enable the Organization to continue its important work in Georgia, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told the OSCE Permanent Council today...

Kazakhstan's media law amendments valuable first step, further reform needed, says OSCE media freedom representative

Publishing date: 28 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 28 January 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the adoption of a number of amendments to Kazakhstan's media law, and underscored the need for further democratization of media governance...

Winners of OSCE-supported media contest highlighting women's role in Armenia receive awards

Publishing date: 27 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Human rights, Gender equality, Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 27 January 2009- A television report on a female taxi driver and a radio report on a female trolley bus driver were among winners announced today in an OSCE-supported competition awarding media for coverage of women's achievements...

On Holocaust Memorial Day, OSCE/ODIHR expresses concern about rise in anti-Semitic acts

Publishing date: 27 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Tolerance and non-discrimination
WARSAW, 27 January 2009- The head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expressed concern today about an increase in anti-Semitic acts across the OSCE region in comments released to mark the International Holocaust...

OSCE Centre supports role of civil society to combat corruption in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 26 January 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
ASTANA, 26 January 2009- The OSCE Centre and the non-governmental organization Transparency Kazakhstan held a workshop today aimed at fostering co-operation with civil society and strengthening its role in combating corruption...