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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE sets up hot line for journalists in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 28 September 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 28 September 2001 (OSCE)-- In the aftermath of the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., that led to numerous casualties and prompted governments to prepare to combat terror, hundreds of journalists are either on their way or are already...
Freimut Duve: fighting terrorism should not be used as an excuse to violate basic human rights
Publishing date: 27 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 27 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The world public is still mourning the victims of the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Many governments are already actively developing new approaches to their securit...
Chairperson of Board of Directors of Radio-Television Kosovo elected
Publishing date: 26 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 26 September 2001 (OSCE)-- At its first meeting yesterday, the Board of Directors of Radio-Television Kosovo (RTK), the province\'s independent public service broadcaster, elected Adem Demaci as its chairperson...
Radio Television Kosovo Board of Directors to hold first meeting
Publishing date: 25 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISTINA, 25 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The first meeting of the Board of Directors of Radio-Television Kosovo (RTK), is being held today, chaired by Ambassdor Daan Everts, OSCE Head of Mission...
OSCE human rights office calls for independent investigation of unsolved disappearances and murders in Belarus and Ukraine
Publishing date: 24 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 21 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE's human rights institution, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today called for an independent investigation of the murder of the Ukrainian journalist Georgyi Gongadze...
OSCE helps train public affairs officers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 20 September 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Democratization, Media freedom and development
BANJA LUKA, 20 September 2001 (OSCE)- Increased transparency of governmental work and improvement of the communication between government, media and citizens is the main subject of a four-day workshop that began on 17 September in Banja Luka
OSCE Media Representative to address press in Skopje
Publishing date: 12 September 2001
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
SKOPJE, 12 September 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, will address the press in Skopje tomorrow, 13 September. The OSCE Spillover Monitoring Mission to Skopje...