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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Second electoral seminar for Kosovo's Serb community
Publishing date: 9 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Elections, National minority issues
PRISTINA, 9 May 2001-- The second meeting with leaders of the Serb communities of Kosovo takes place in Gracanica on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It follows a similar seminar held in Leposavic last month...
OSCE urges reform of Serbian election legislation
Publishing date: 8 May 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BELGRADE, 8 May 2001- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) and the OSCE Mission to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia met with representatives from the Serbian election administration,
Gender conference opens in Yerevan
Publishing date: 8 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality
YEREVAN, 8 May 2001-- Young teachers, researchers and students will discuss gender issues and gender education in Armenia at a two-day conference on Gender Culture in Modern Armenian Society
Chairman-in-Office condemns violent riots in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 8 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 7 May 2001- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana, strongly condemns the violent riots in the Serb entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina directed against the reconstruction of destroyed mosques...
Appeal to Macedonian media to refrain from "Hate Speech"
Publishing date: 7 May 2001
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 7 May 2001-- Freimut Duve, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, appeals to the media in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to refrain from any form of \"hate speech\"...
Release of Ilie Ilascu gives hope for settling outstanding issues
Publishing date: 7 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights
BUCHAREST, 7 May 2001-- The Chairman in Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe welcomes the release from prison of Mr. Ilie Ilascu, after nine years of detention.
OSCE Head of Mission: Banja Luka violence is uncivilized and intolerable
Publishing date: 7 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, National minority issues
SARAJEVO, 7 May 2001- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina condemns in the strongest terms today\'s outbreak of violence in Banja Luka...