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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence calls on government and opposition to draw lessons from 7 February events in Tirana
Publishing date: 9 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TIRANA, 9 February 2004- The OSCE Presence in Albania deplores the situation that occurred on Saturday, when peaceful anti-government demonstrations by opposition parties spun out of control for a period of time...
OSCE Mission saddened by death of Croatian Serb returnee who lived in a tent
Publishing date: 6 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 26 January 2004- The OSCE Mission to Croatia is saddened to learn about the death of 67 year old Croatian Serb returnee Gojko Jasnic from Zimic, Karlovac. His case was one of many referred to the OSCE Mission...
OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opens information point for youth in Garm
Publishing date: 6 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
GARM, 6 February 2004- The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe's Garm Field Office opened an Information Centre for the youth of the Rasht Valley on Thursday, a first of its kind in this remote and mountainous region of Tajikistan. It is equipped with...
OSCE urged to support further European integration efforts of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Publishing date: 5 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council, OSCE Mission to Skopje
VIENNA, 5 February 2004- In her speech to the OSCE's Permanent Council, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ilinka Mitreva, praised the work of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission in helping to transform...
OSCE Academy starts post graduate programme in Central Asia
Publishing date: 2 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization
BISHKEK, 2 February 2004- Twenty five students from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Italy and Britain began today their post graduate studies at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. "The Academy has an opportunity to introduce...
OSCE brokers funds to help rehabilitate the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict
Publishing date: 2 February 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 2 February 2004- Several new projects to help in rehabilitating the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone will be financed under a 2.5 million euros grant from the European Commission brokered by the OSCE Mission to Georgia...
OSCE/ODIHR issues final reports on elections in Georgia and Russia
Publishing date: 30 January 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 30 January 2004- The OSCE's elections body, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), has issued the final reports on last year's parliamentary elections in Georgia and the Russian Federation...