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International observers of Ukraine parliamentary elections to hold press conference Monday in Kyiv
Publishing date: 26 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 25 March 2006- The International Election Observation Mission deployed to monitor the Ukrainian parliamentary elections on 26 March, will announce its preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference at 13:30 on Monday, 27 March at...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht condemns police crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Minsk
Publishing date: 24 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Elections
BRUSSELS, 24 March 2006- OSCE Chairman in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed today his deep disappointment and regret over the overnight crackdown by the Belarusian authorities against the peaceful demonstration...
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht concerned over continuous detentions amid post-election developments in Belarus
Publishing date: 23 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office in Minsk (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Elections
BRUSSELS, 23 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has expressed his deep concern at the continuing arrests, detentions and arbitrary court trials of political and civil society activists after the 19 March...
OSCE Centre in Tashkent supports budget transparency training for community representatives
Publishing date: 23 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Education
TASHKENT, 23 March 2006- About 50 representatives from Uzbekistan's self-governing communities known as mahallas began a three-day course today to learn about budgeting, accounting and financial reporting. The course, supported by the OSCE Centre...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President briefs participating States on Belarus election
Publishing date: 22 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections
VIENNA, 22 March 2006- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Alcee Hastings told the Organization's participating States that the Parliamentary Assembly was willing to "continue dialogue with the Belarusian parliament and other authorities in Belarus"...
OSCE Office organizes discussion in Yerevan on cyber security threats
Publishing date: 21 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 21 March 2006- Combating cyber crime and threats to cyber security were the topic of a roundtable discussion, organized today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Experts from the Armenian Task Force on cyber crime...
Belarusian election severely flawed due to arbitrary use of state power and restrictions on basic rights
Publishing date: 20 March 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Elections