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OSCE Chairman offers condolences over death of Armenian prime minister
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
MADRID, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Armenia and the family of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan who died on Sunday...
ODIHR trains Kazakh lawyers for jury trials
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Rule of law
ALMATY, 26 March 2007- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) started today a training course for Kazakh lawyers on effective representation of clients in jury trials...
OSCE Office in Yerevan supports publications on elections
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 26 March 2006- The electoral process in Armenia, as well as the corresponding legislation and its practical implementation during the 12 May parliamentary elections are the focus of two new publications presented in Yerevan today...
OSCE promotes international standards on anti-corruption in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 26 March 2007- Promoting international legal standards in view of criminalizing corruption in the Kazakh national legislation is the topic of a seminar that opened in Almaty today...
OSCE Representative urges Bulgaria to prosecute attackers of journalists, warns against changes to law on information
Publishing date: 23 March 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, 23 March 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced concern today over the assault on journalists of 24 Hours and 168 Hours newspapers by parliamentarians of the Ataka political party. He also warned...
Experts discuss how legal co-operation can help counter terrorism at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 23 March 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 23 March 2007- International legal co-operation in criminal matters should be strengthened in order to effectively counter terrorism, participants in a two-day OSCE expert workshop ending today concluded...
Armenian police training centre opens after renovation
Publishing date: 23 March 2007
YEREVAN, 23 March 2007- An Armenian police training Centre, renovated as part of an OSCE police assistance programme, opened in Yerevan today. Under the programme, implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with the Armenian Police...