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Ballots sent to By-mail voters for Kosovo's Assembly Election
Publishing date: 6 October 2004
PRISTINA, 6 October 2004- Ballots are on their way today to the 5,959 eligible voters who successfully applied in the By-mail voting programme for the 23 October Assembly election, according to an announcement by Kosovo's Central Election Commission...
OSCE Centre helps organize regional workshop on environmental issues in Central Asia
Publishing date: 5 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 5 October 2004- Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are gathering in Issyk-Kul for a workshop from 5 to 7 October to discuss ways of dealing with environmental issues in the region. They will...
No concern over secrecy of vote in Afghan presidential election- OSCE Election Support Team chief
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
KABUL, 4 October 2004- The system to guarantee the secrecy of the vote in the 9 October presidential election in Afghanistan is near to foolproof, Ambassador Robert Barry, Head of the OSCE Election Support Team, said at a press conference today...
OSCE Chairman concerned at holding of Abkhaz "presidential election"
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Conflict prevention and resolution
SOFIA, 4 October 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy expressed his concern about the holding of presidential elections yesterday by the Abkhaz leadership on the territory under its control...
OSCE Belgrade seminar focuses on assistance to human trafficking victims
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
BELGRADE, 4 October 2004- Recognizing that trafficked persons are "victims" rather than criminals and improving the standards of care are the focus of an interactive two-day training seminar starting today in Belgrade, organized by the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Mission and Swedish Government to strengthen crime scene investigation capacity in Serbia
Publishing date: 4 October 2004
BELGRADE, 4 October 2004- Under an agreement signed today in Belgrade, Sweden will donate 1.35 million euros to Serbia's Interior Ministry to enhance its crime scene investigation capabilities. TheSwedish police will train 250 crime scene and forensic...
BiH elections mark progress towards democracy, international observers report
Publishing date: 3 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Elections
SARAJEVO, 3 October 2004- The municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina yesterday were administered in line with international standards, taking into account the country's unique, post-war political system, concluded the International Election...