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Military officials release 500 balloons to mark milestone in Open Skies treaty

Publishing date: 14 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Open Skies Consultative Commission
VIENNA, 14 July 2008- Military officials from the countries that are part of the Open Skies Treaty released 500 balloons today in Vienna to commemorate the approaching 500th flight under the treaty, which was negotiated under OSCE auspices...

OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Romanian Constitutional Court's ruling against 'good news' bill

Publishing date: 11 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 11 July 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, welcomed today the Consitutional Court of Romania's ruling that a draft amendment obliging broadcasters to air "good news" was unconstitutional...

OSCE Centre organizes seminars on rights of accused in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 11 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights
ASHGABAD, 11 July 2008- International human rights standards related to the treatment of the accused from arrest to trial were the focus of a series of seminars held across Turkmenistan, the last of which ends today in Turkmenbashi...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports cross-border dialogue on tourism development in Batken province

Publishing date: 11 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
BATKEN, Kyrgyzstan, 11 July 2008- Stimulating cross-border dialogue on tourism development was the focus of an international roundtable discussion in Batken organized today by the OSCE Centre's field office in Osh...

More action is needed to end discrimination against Europe's Roma, states are told at OSCE meeting

Publishing date: 10 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
VIENNA, 10 July 2008- An OSCE meeting on improving the integration of Roma and Sinti opened today in Vienna with calls to participating States to step up their efforts to end widespread discrimination.

OSCE hosts Central Asia legal workshop to help boost fight against organized crime

Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Countering terrorism, Policing
ALMATY, 9 July 2008- International legal experts joined 68 counterparts from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Ukraine today at an OSCE-hosted workshop focusing on confiscating criminal assets, combating money laundering...

OSCE Mission calls on Kosovo institutions to implement law on languages

Publishing date: 9 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: National minority issues
PRISHTINE/PRISTINA, 9 July 2008- The OSCE Mission called today for municipalities in Kosovo to make more effort to comply with legislation on use of languages...