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OSCE experts travel to Skopje to assist in drafting new law on religious communities and groups
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
SKOPJE, 9 February 2006- Government officials in Skopje have welcomed OSCE's assistance in drafting a new law on religious communities and groups. Two OSCE experts arrive in Skopje today for consultations with local experts.
OSCE Chairman concerned at violent protests over cartoons, calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
BRUSSELS, 7 February 2006- Expressing concern at the growing violent protests over the religious caricatures appearing in several newspapers, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, today urged all sides to respect...
OSCE Baku Office trains journalists in human trafficking reporting
Publishing date: 8 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
BAKU, 8 February 2006- Thirty-five journalists from different media outlets in Azerbaijan took part in a seminar on reporting on human trafficking issues, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative defends papers' right to publish controversial cartoons, asks for mutual respect for traditions
Publishing date: 3 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 3 February 2006- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, defended the traditional right of a free press to publish satirical cartoons, even if they depict figures in established religions. Commenting on the recent...
Austrian Foreign Minister calls for closer OSCE-EU co-operation in fighting terrorism, organized crime
Publishing date: 2 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships, Permanent Council
What we do: Countering terrorism, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 2 February 2006- Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik called in a speech today for closer and more efficient co-operation between the 55-nation OSCE and the 25-nation European Union...
OSCE/ODIHR issues its final report on elections in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 2 February 2006
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 2 February 2006- The OSCE's elections body, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has issued its final report on the 6 November 2005 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. The report contains...
Irish official named new OSCE Senior Police Adviser
Publishing date: 1 February 2006
VIENNA, 1 February 2006- The OSCE Secretary General, Ambassador Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, announced today the appointment of Kevin Carty from Ireland as the Organization's new Senior Police Advisor...