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New Co-ordination Centre opens in Kosovo
Publishing date: 10 February 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
SRBICA, 10 February 1999-- Yesterday, the Co-ordination Centre Srbica of the OSCE/KVM Regional Centre Mitrovica was officially inaugurated. At the moment 25 international verifiers are...
Racak victims remain unburied
Publishing date: 10 February 1999
PRISTINA, 10 February 1999-- The bodies of 40 Albanian civilians killed in Racak on 15 th January remain unburied. The Kosovo Verification Mission deeply deplores the unresolved issue of the transference of the bodies from the FRY...
Over 1,000 international OSCE verifiers in Kosovo
Publishing date: 29 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 29 January 1999-- Today the number of international staff with the Kosovo Verification Mission passed another significant milestone when new arrivals brought the KVM strength to 1,020....
Shooting at Rakovina condemned by KVM
Publishing date: 27 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 27 January 1999-- The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission condemns the shooting of five civilians near the village of Rakovina, reported Monday, as a criminal and brutal act which cannot be tolerated....
Yugoslav Government releases nine Albanian prisoners
Publishing date: 24 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 24 January 1999-- The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission was pleased to learn yesterday that nine ethnic Albanians, imprisoned since December for KLA-activities, were released by the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
Five prisoners released in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 23 January 1999-- Five civilians, taken hostage on Friday January 22, were released tonight as a result of KVM efforts....
KVM condemns abduction of Serbian civilians
Publishing date: 23 January 1999
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission (closed)
What we do: Human rights
PRISTINA, 23 January 1999-- The OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission strongly condemns the abduction on Friday, January 22 of five civilians from the village of Nevolijane near Vucitrn....