News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission welcomes announcement of surrender of Hague Tribunal indictee, calls on Serbian Government to co-operate fully with ICTY
Publishing date: 28 January 2005
BELGRADE, 28 January 2005- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Maurizio Massari, today welcomed the announcement by the Serbian Government that former Colonel General Vladimir Lazarevic will surrender to the Hague...
OSCE Centre supports media election monitoring project in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 January 2005
BISHKEK, 28 January 2005- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Dutch Government are providing support and financial assistance to the NGOs Internews and Cimera-Kyrgyzstan to help them monitor the way media covers the 27 February parliamentary elections...
OSCE Chairman, visiting NATO Headquarters, welcomes proposal for seminar on military doctrine
Publishing date: 26 January 2005
BRUSSELS, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office Dimitrij Rupel on Wednesday welcomed the idea of holding an OSCE seminar on military doctrine. "Due to its long-standing work in the field of disarmament, arms control and confidence-building...
OSCE Centre launches training sessions for Uzbek prosecutors
Publishing date: 26 January 2005
TASHKENT, 26 January 2005- The OSCE Centre in Tashkent today started the practical skills training on ethics, trial preparation and improving analytical and leadership abilities for Uzbek prosecutors in Charvak, Uzbekistan. The year-long project is...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Poland to remove prison sentences from libel law
Publishing date: 25 January 2005
VIENNA, 25 January 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, expressed his concern about recent cases in Poland in which journalists have been sentenced to prison terms for criminal libel. In a letter to the Polish...
New Head of OSCE Office in Podgorica to meet senior politicians
Publishing date: 25 January 2005
PODGORICA, 25 January 2005- The newly appointed Head of the Podgorica Office of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, Ambassador Paraschiva Badescu, will meet a number of senior political officials as part of a programme to familiarise herself...
OSCE Almaty seminar focuses on migration management
Publishing date: 24 January 2005
ALMATY, 24 January 2005- An international seminar on the economic, environmental, security and humanitarian aspects of migration among the OSCE's 55 participating States opened in Almaty today. More than 200 representatives from NGOs, academics...