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OSCE Mission urges Serbian Assembly to avoid hasty adoption of amendments to broadcasting law
Publishing date: 18 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
BELGRADE, 18 July 2006- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia today called upon the Serbian Assembly to reconsider the urgent procedure of adopting amendments to the broadcasting law and allow time for public discussion...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe organizes summer school on international law and human rights
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Education, Rule of law
VARZOB, Tajikistan, 17 July 2006- University students are learning about human rights and mechanisms to protect those rights during a summer school co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe and Tajikistan's Bureau on Human Rights and the Rule of Law...
OSCE Chairman regrets delay of JCC meeting and detention of Russian diplomats in Georgia
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 17 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office De Gucht has expressed regret at the postponement of a meeting scheduled to start today of the Joint Control Commission for the resolution of the Georgian- Ossetian conflict...
OSCE and partners organize Tajik-Afghan meeting in Dushanbe on ecological co-operation
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 17 July 2006- Designing a programme of joint action on environmental protection between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, was the aim of a meeting, initiated by the Environment and Security Initiative partners, held in Dushanbe on Friday...
Russian and US OSCE Missions plan conference to boost public-private sector action against terrorism
Publishing date: 17 July 2006
VIENNA, 17 July 2006- In an effort to develop closer public and private sector co-operation in the fight against terrorism, the Russian and U.S. Missions to the OSCE have tabled a joint proposal to hold an international conference...
OSCE Zagreb Mission to monitor transferred ICTY war crimes cases
Publishing date: 14 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 14 July 2006- The OSCE Mission in Croatia issued the following statement today: "Responding to inquiries about the role of the OSCE in monitoring war crimes cases transferred from the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague to Croatia...
OSCE supports OECD in developing investment initiative for Central Asia and Black Sea regions
Publishing date: 14 July 2006
ISTANBUL, 14 July 2006- The OSCE joined forces with the OECD at a July 11-12 conference in Turkey to develop an initiative to better coordinate efforts to attract more investment to the Central Asia and Black Sea regions...