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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More Russian military equipment leaves Transdniestria
Publishing date: 30 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 30 December 2002- The OSCE Mission to Moldova has again verified the removal of Russian military equipment from the Transdniestrian region of Moldova, destined for Russia. A total of 29 rail cars left Tiraspol on 24 December...
International observers call for removal of laws allowing endless repeat elections in Montenegro
Publishing date: 23 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Elections
PODGORICA, 23 December 2002- Following yesterday's failed presidential election in Montenegro, international observers from the OSCE and the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today called for the removal of provisions in the...
OSCE observers visit detained Kazakh opposition journalist
Publishing date: 19 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 19 December 2002- A group of OSCE observers have met the opposition journalist Sergey Duvanov, who is being held in pre-trial detention on charges of having raped a minor, to assess the conditions of his detention...
OSCE mission urges Macedonian party to participate in Ohrid Meeting
Publishing date: 19 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
SKOPJE, 19 DECEMBER 2002- The OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje regrets the announcement yesterday by senior officials of VMRO-DPMNE that the party is considering not to participate in the forthcoming meeting to...
OSCE sees progress in draft law on Croatian Radio-TV
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
ZAGREB, 18 December 2002- The latest draft law on Croatian Radio-Television (HRT), currently before Parliament, is an improvement on previous drafts and with a few changes, could provide a good basis for a new law, according to...
OSCE conference discusses Tajik media legislation
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws, Media pluralism
DUSHANBE, 18 December 2002- "We need to improve our media legislation using the experiences of European and other countries", said Ibragim Usmanov, State Adviser to the President of Tajikistan, at an OSCE-organized...
OSCE/ODIHR regrets opposition's absence from roundtable on Azerbaijan's draft election code
Publishing date: 18 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 18 December 2002- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expressed regret over the absence of major opposition parties from a roundtable on the draft Election Code of Azerbaijan, which was...