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OSCE Centre holds training seminars for border and customs officials in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAD, 5 March 2004- Training seminars aimed at assisting Turkmenistan in strengthening the professionalism and operational capacity of its border and customs authorities will conclude tomorrow in Ashgabad. Organized by the OSCE Centre...
OSCE Secretariat calls for proposals for 2004 video project
Publishing date: 4 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 4 March 2004- The OSCE Secretariat in Vienna is requesting professional TV production companies to submit proposals for a video film, promoting the work of the Organization. The OSCE plans to complete a 30-minute promotional film with...
New Georgian leadership welcomes activities of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
TBLISI, 3 March 2004- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Rolf Ekeus, who is in the middle of a three-day visit to Georgia, has been meeting the country's new leadership as well as representatives of its minority communities...
OSCE and Council of Europe experts encourage Armenia to improve election law by end of the year
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections
YEREVAN/WARSAW, 3 March 2004- Armenia has the opportunity to develop an electoral law in line with international standards by the end of 2004. This was the conclusion of experts from...
OSCE mission report says situation for pre-trial detainees in Albania remains "problematic"
Publishing date: 3 March 2004
TIRANA, 3 March 2004- A report released today by the OSCE Presence in Albania says that the pre-trial detention situation in the country continues to be problematic. The document, which took nearly a year to compile, notes in particular the...
OSCE Media watchdog concerned over libel sentence in Italy
Publishing date: 2 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
VIENNA, 2 March 2004- The Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media is concerned about the 24 February sentencing of the Italian journalist Massimiliano Melilli to 18 months in prison for "defamation" by a court in Trieste...
OSCE/ODIHR issues final reports on elections in Georgia and Serbia
Publishing date: 2 March 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 2 March 2004- The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has issued its final reports on the observation of recent parliamentary elections in Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the presidential election in Georgia...