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OSCE media freedom watchdog calls Baku trial 'fake', aimed to discredit opposition journalist and protect his real attackers

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
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, 17 July 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, condemned today the trial against Sergey Strekalin, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for his self-confessed stabbing of journalist Agil Khalil...

International co-operation to fight drug trafficking focus of OSCE experts meeting

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
VIENNA, 17 July 2008- How international co-operation can make the fight against trafficking in illicit drugs and chemical precursors more effective is the focus of a two-day OSCE expert conference that began today in Vienna...

OSCE field presences in Central Asia discuss border-related activities

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management
BISHKEK, 17 July 2008- OSCE border-related activities and co-operation between its field presences in five Central Asian states was the focus of a two-day workshop that ended today...

Film project on tolerance wins prize awarded by OSCE Office in Yerevan

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 17 July 2008- Plans for a film called "A Shepherd's Song" by Vahram Mkhitaryan won a tolerance film prize awarded by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and partners in a ceremony held at the Armenian Foreign Ministry today...

OSCE field office supports opening of a new training centre in Osh

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Environmental activities
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 17 July 2008- The Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations, with support from the OSCE Centre's field office in Osh, opened a training centre for natural disaster preparedness in Osh today...

OSCE the forum to discuss future of European security, says French Foreign Minister

Publishing date: 17 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 17 July 2008- The OSCE is an indispensable and dynamic organization working for security in its region, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told the OSCE Permanent Council today in Vienna...

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine fosters local police, NGO co-operation on anti-trafficking measures

Publishing date: 16 July 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KHMELNYTSKY, Ukraine, 16 July 2008- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has launched a series of training courses for local precinct police inspectors on combating human trafficking, with the first session starting in western Ukraine today...