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OSCE media freedom representative asks for release of Azeri journalist from prison
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 4 December 2003- A leading European media watchdog, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has requested Azeri authorities to release a journalist from prison. In a letter he sent to Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliyev...
Conference calls on OSCE states to respect the rights of religious groups
Publishing date: 4 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
OSH, 4 December 2003- Repression of religious groups is not an acceptable response to religious fundamentalism and extremist political movements, participants declared at an OSCE Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held in Osh...
OSCE Presence and SEED organize seminars for youth in Albania
Publishing date: 3 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Youth
TIRANA, 3 December 2003- Seminars that will help develop entrepreneurial thinking, encourage further education and develop respect for legal business practices will be held in Albania in December. They are being organized by...
International organizations build access ramps for disabled persons in Kosovo
Publishing date: 3 December 2003
PRISTINA, 3 December 2003- To improve the access of disabled persons to public services, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the EU are constructing 93 access ramps throughout Kosovo. "Disabled persons are able and willing to contribute to all aspects...
OSCE PA President urges Georgia to hold separate parliamentary and presidential elections
Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Bruce George stressed the importance of forthcoming elections in Georgia and said it would be not be possible to hold parliamentary elections on the same day as the presidential...
OSCE human rights chief welcomes Action Plan on Roma and Sinti
Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti
WARSAW/MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- An action plan to eradicate discrimination against Roma and Sinti and to ensure that they play a full and equal part in society has been adopted today at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht...
OSCE foreign ministers pledge immediate financial assistance for Georgian elections
Publishing date: 2 December 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Summits / Ministerial Councils, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Elections
MAASTRICHT, 2 December 2003- Foreign ministers from OSCE participating States have pledged to provide more than five million euros in immediate assistance to Georgia to help the country organize presidential and parliamentary elections.