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OSCE Presence supports Albanian Assembly in strengthening parliamentarians' role
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
TIRANA, 22 June 2007- The OSCE Presence in Albania today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Parliament of Albania pledging continued assistance in consolidating its constitutional role as a forum for political debate...
OSCE Mission donates training centre, equipment to Georgian Border Police
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 22 June 2007- The OSCE training Centre in Omalo, in Georgia's Tusheti region, together with IT and communications equipment were handed over to the country's border police at a ceremony today...
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after two Norwegian military experts killed in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 June 2007
Content type: Press release
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
MADRID, 22 June 2007- The OSCE Chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his deep condolences today to the families of two Norwegian military officers who died after being hit by a vehicle in Tajikistan...
OSCE media freedom watchdog presents report on journalists' rights during political demonstrations
Publishing date: 21 June 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, 21 June 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, issued a special report today on the problems faced by journalists when covering political demonstrations...
OSCE Office awards prizes to winners of painting competition with police theme
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Policing
MINGECHEVIR, Azerbaijan, 21 June 2007- About 40 school children were awarded prizes today for their paintings on how they would like police to function in society in a competition organized by the OSCE Office in Baku.
OSCE representative calls Swiss initiative to ban minarets unfortunate
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ANKARA, 21 June 2007- Ambassador Omur Orhun, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims, expressed today deep concern about a petition that aims to force Switzerland...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad organizes training courses on human rights in the justice system
Publishing date: 21 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education
ASHGABAD, 21 June 2007-International human rights standards in the justice system were the focus of a series of training courses in Turkmenistan, the last of which opened today in the city of Turkmenbashi on the Caspian Sea coast...