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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Missing OSCE Mission member thought to have been detained in Italy
Publishing date: 2 July 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
VIENNA, 2 July 2006- The Italian authorities have confirmed that police in Italy have detained a Georgian national on suspicion of drug smuggling. Italian authorities said the man's documents identified him as Mr Zurab Lomashvili, a Georgian national...
OSCE/ODIHR Director commends Croatia's efforts to fight hate crime
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
ZAGREB, 30 June 2006- The Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today commended the Croatian authorities for their efforts to fight hate-motivated crime...
OSCE Office in Yerevan opens first local office outside capital
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan yesterday opened a local office in Kapan, the main city of Syunik province, with a ceremony attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Armen Baibourtian and Syunik Governor, Suren Khachatryan...
OSCE Yerevan Office presents its views on human rights to secondary school teachers
Publishing date: 30 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Education
YEREVAN, 30 June 2006- An OSCE human rights expert shared her knowledge today with 55 secondary school teachers who are taking a year-long class on human rights...
OSCE media watchdog praises Croatia's abolition of prison sentences for defamation
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today commended the Croatian Parliament for adopting amendments to the Criminal Code that abolish imprisonment as a sanction for defamation...
OSCE Kosovo Mission Head welcomes election of University Rector
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
PRISTINA, 29 June 2006- Ambassador Werner Wnendt, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, today welcomed the election of Enver Hasani as the new Rector of University of Pristina. "I congratulate Prof. Hasani for...
OSCE Permanent Council creates new Mission to Montenegro, renames Belgrade-based mission
Publishing date: 29 June 2006
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 29 June 2006- The OSCE Permanent Council agreed today on the opening of a new Mission to Montenegro, while renaming the former Mission to the now-dissolved Serbia & Montenegro as the OSCE Mission to Serbia. This follows last week's decision...