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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...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine to support anti-trafficking festival
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
KYIV, 30 September 2005- Innovative and youth-oriented awareness-raising activities will mark Ukraine's first anti-trafficking festival, which will take place tomorrow simultaneously in several regions around the country.
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe celebrates 30th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 30 September 2005- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe today celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, inviting Tajik officials, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps, international and non-governmental organizations...
OSCE Office and Armenian Foreign Ministry promote culture of tolerance in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
YEREVAN, 30 September 2005- The OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia organized a thematic concert in the Armenian National Opera House to promote tolerance in society...
OSCE Mission helps strengthen crime scene investigation in Serbia
Publishing date: 29 September 2005
NIS, Serbia, 29 September 2005- In order to strengthen the capacities of the Serbian Ministry of Interior in crime scene investigation and evidence analysis, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro will tomorrow hand over forensics equipment...
OSCE media freedom watchdog calls for amendments to the media law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 September 2005
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 28 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has sent a legal review of the draft media law of Kazakhstan to the Congress of Journalists of this Central Asian Republic.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad supports Turkmenistan's national environmental action plan
Publishing date: 28 September 2005
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 28 September, 2005- A new ecology textbook to help raise awareness about environmental issues and threat prevention methods among school children was released today in Ashgabad, with the support of the OSCE Centre.