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Memorial Society to receive 2005 Max van der Stoel Award
Publishing date: 5 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
The HAGUE, 5 October 2005- An international jury, led by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, has decided to present the 2005 Van der Stoel Award to the International Volunteer Public Organization "Memorial"...
OSCE Chairman underlines importance of reforms during visit to Skopje
Publishing date: 5 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 5 October 2005- During a day-long visit to Skopje, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel discussed the progress of democratic reforms in key areas relating to the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001, which ended...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine co-sponsors media forum
Publishing date: 4 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 4 October 2005-- The relationship between media, elections and Ukraine's recently-passed election law is the focus of a three-day forum which opened today in Kyiv.
OSCE Osh Field Office hosts meeting on business dispute resolution in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 October 2005- Over 50 businessmen and lawyers took part today in an OSCE-sponsored seminar in Osh on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms at the national level.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine provides Central Election Commission with computers to improve voter lists
Publishing date: 4 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Elections
KYIV, 4 October 2005- With parliamentary elections due in March 2006, the Ukrainian Central Election Commission (CEC) yesterday began distributing computer equipment and software to local working groups dealing with voter registration throughout...
OSCE Centre supports computer and business training of Turkmen farmers
Publishing date: 3 October 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 3 October 2005- Developing business and management skills, and using computers to better run projects is the aim of an OSCE-supported seminar for Turkmen farmers which began today in Ashgabad...
OSCE media watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 30 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sent a request to senior Belarus officials urging them not to close down the daily Narodnaya Volya. The only independent daily in Belarus...