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No security and stability without freedom of expression, says Head of OSCE Centre in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ALMATY, 18 June 2002- Ambassador Heinrich Haupt, Head of the OSCE Centre in Almaty, said today at a media conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, that there was no true security and stability without freedom of expression...
New law on political parties could seriously threaten political pluralism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization
ALMATY, 27 June 2002- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Centre in Almaty is deeply concerned with the new law on political parties, approved on 26 June by the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved a new law on political...
OSCE experts visited Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 17 June 2002- A team of four OSCE military experts on Saturday, 15 June 2002, conducted a two-hour visit to the Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia...
Halfway point of political entity certification process reached in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 June 2002
PRISTINA, 17 June 2002- The four-week period for political entities to certify for the forthcoming Kosovo Municipal Elections is almost halfway complete. Thus far the Political Party Service division of the OSCE Department of Election Operations...
Czech parliamentary elections in line with international standards
Publishing date: 16 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
PRAGUE, 16 June 2002- The 14-15 June elections for the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic met international standards and commitments for democratic elections, concluded the Election Observation Mission of the OSCE
OSCE experts to visit Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia
Publishing date: 15 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
TBILISI, 15 June 2002- A team of four OSCE military experts, headed by Colonel Laszlo Belagyi of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, will today visit the Gudauta base in Abkhazia, Georgia, as preparation for later inspection...
"Media situation in Kazakhstan has consistently deteriorated", says OSCE Media Representative
Publishing date: 14 June 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 14 June 2002- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, has issued a special report on the media situation in Kazakhstan, highlighting his main concerns and recommending concrete steps for improvement...