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ODIHR begins monitoring of Azerbaijan's presidential election

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 4 September 2008- Following an invitation from Azerbaijan's Government, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) this week deployed an election observation mission to observe the 15 October presidential election...

OSCE Monitors patrol road to Tskhinvali

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 4 September 2008- OSCE Military Monitoring Officers today patrolled the road from Karaleti to Megrevekisi, 4 km from Tskhinvali, for the first time since the outbreak of hostilities in Georgia last month...

Chairman of OSCE's Permanent Council underscores transparency of Organization's activity in Georgia

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 4 September 2008- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council underscored today that the Organization had distributed all spot reports submitted by its Mission to Georgia on the recent Georgia-Russia conflict to all 56 OSCE participating States...

OSCE Centre supports local elections in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 4 September 2008- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek will provide assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic during the 5 October local elections...

UNMIK downsizing gives OSCE opportunity for larger role in Kosovo, UNMIK head says

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Permanent Council
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 4 September 2008- The reconfiguration of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) offers the OSCE an opportunity to make an even more concrete impact in Kosovo, UNMIK head Lamberto Zannier told the OSCE Permanent...

OSCE Centre workshop helps Kyrgyz authorities learn about good practices in ID processing

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Education, Policing, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 4 September 2008- Effective and secure processing, issuing and verification of identification- and travel-documents was the focus of a three-day OSCE workshop that ended today in Bishkek...

OSCE Office-supported conference results in proposals for improvements of licensing of broadcast media in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 4 September 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
DUSHANBE, 4 September 2008- A conference of stakeholders in Tajik TV and radio broadcasting supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan has resulted in an open letter released today that urges the President and Parliament to improve the licensing...