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Two OSCE Mission members wounded in Kosovo
Publishing date: 16 January 1999
PRISTINA, 16 January 1999-- Ambassador William Walker, Head of The Kosovo Verification Mission said: "Yesterday afternoon, near the village of Pozar, in the Decani region, two of my mission...
KVM concerned about future of the daily newspaper "Bujku" in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 January 1999
PRISTINA, 5 January 1999-- On January 4th, 1999, Ambassador Gabriel Keller, Principal Deputy and acting Head of the OSCE- KVM Mission to Kosovo met with the editor-in-chief of the daily "Bujku", Mr. Binak Kelmendi....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office condemns killings in Chechnya
Publishing date: 9 December 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Assistance Group to Chechnya (closed)
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 9 December 1998-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek strongly condemns the brutal killings of three nationals of the United Kingdom and one of New Zealand kidnapped in Chechnya....
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concludes visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 26 November 1998
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights
BAKU, 26 November 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, is today concluding a four-day visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan....
OSCE condemns assassination attempt on Turkish human rights activist
Publishing date: 14 May 1998
Warsaw, 14 May 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE expresses his great concern about the assassination attempt against Akin Birdal, the Chairman of the Turkish Human Rights Association....
OSCE welcomes education agreement in Kosovo
Publishing date: 24 March 1998
WARSAW, 24 March 1998-- The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, welcomed the agreement reached yesterday in Pristina between...
Personal Representative condemns violence in Kosovo
Publishing date: 31 December 1997
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office
What we do: Human rights
THE HAGUE, 31 December 1997--The brutal way in which the police dispersed a peaceful student demonstration in Kosovo yesterday gives rise to deep concern.