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OSCE Mission to Croatia encourages politicians to be responsible when electing HINA Steering Council members
Publishing date: 13 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 13 July 2006- The OSCE Mission to Croatia today encouraged politicians to be responsible in electing members of the HINA Steering Council. "Being the only public national news agency...
OSCE Office issues statement on opposition youth activists trial in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
BAKU, 13 July 2006- The OSCE Office in Baku issued the following statement today on the trial of members of the youth organization Yeni Fikir. "The OSCE Office in Baku notes the judgments at the trials...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps raise accountability for election crimes
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- A project to assess the commitment and capacity of State institutions to prosecute and punish perpetrators of election-related crimes was launched in Skopje today. It will be implemented by the OSCE-supported...
OSCE Chairman alarmed at detention of Mission Officers in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 12 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office De Gucht expressed great concern today at the actions of South Ossetian officers who detained at gunpoint unarmed military monitors from the OSCE Mission to Georgia on 11 July. The two Officers were...
OSCE Skopje Mission contributes to mainstreaming gender issues
Publishing date: 12 July 2006
SKOPJE, 12 July 2006- Raising gender awareness among local community leaders, academic circles and the general public is the aim of a Gender Summer School taking place at the South Eastern European University in Tetovo. The three-week course...
OSCE Chairman calls for calm and restraint in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
BRUSSELS, 11 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed concern today about increased tensions in recent days in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict...
OSCE Chairman says removal of Chechen rebel chief Basayev "a good thing"
Publishing date: 11 July 2006
BRUSSELS, 11 July 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed satisfaction today about the elimination of the Chechen rebel commander, Shamil Basayev, in an explosion in southern Russia...