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New strategy in Serbia and Montenegro aims at integrating, empowering Roma
Publishing date: 7 April 2004
Content type: Press release
What we do: Roma and Sinti
BELGRADE, 7 April 2004- The OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro today welcomed the new strategy aimed at integrating and empowering the Roma community. The strategy, which was adopted by the National Council of the Roma National Minorities, and...
OSCE Centre holds training for TV journalists on covering environmental issues
Publishing date: 7 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 7 April 2004- A master class for television journalists on environment issues, organized by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Ecological Press Centre was held here from 29 March to 7 April...
OSCE Media Representative asks for charges to be dropped against two journalists in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 6 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 6 April 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked the Turkmen Government to drop all charges against Rakhim Esenov and Ashyrguly Bayryev, who were arrested by the National Security Ministry on...
Kazakhstan confirms interest in taking on OSCE Chairmanship in 2009
Publishing date: 6 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 6 April 2004- On his second stop during a five-day visit to the Central Asian States, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, discussed Kazakhstan's bid to take on the OSCE Chairmanship in 2009...
OSCE Chairman offers Uzbekistan assistance with democratic transition questions
Publishing date: 6 April 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
TASHKENT, 6 April 2004- During the first stop on his five-day visit to the Central Asian States, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, introduced the priorities of the OSCE agenda in separate meetings with the Foreign...
OSCE concludes series of seminars on new Provisional Criminal Codes in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
PRISTINA, 5 April 2004- One day before a new set of criminal codes takes effect in Kosovo, an independent institute established by the OSCE Mission has concluded a series of training seminars for legal personnel...
Basic police training course begins at Police Academy in Idrizovo
Publishing date: 5 April 2004
SKOPJE, 5 April 2004- The sixth Basic Police Training course at the Police Academy in Idrizovo, organized by the Ministry of Interior in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Skopje, began today...