News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Minsk Head "gravely concerned" at closure of private university by Belarus
Publishing date: 29 July 2004
MINSK, 29 July 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, has expressed his grave concern over the closure of the European Humanities University (EHU) in Minsk, which yesterday led to a protest by several hundred students...
International conference on domestic violence begins in Minsk today
Publishing date: 9 July 2004
MINSK, 9 July 2004- A two-day international conference on how best to combat domestic violence began in Minsk today. The event is being supported by the OSCE Office in Minsk...
OSCE Office concerned over assault on prominent Belarusian opposition figure
Publishing date: 6 July 2004
MINSK, 6 July 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, expressed great concern about last week's assault on opposition politician General Valery Frolov. "This incident must be condemned," he said today in the Belarusian...
Working group from OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to visit Belarus
Publishing date: 21 June 2004
MINSK, 21 June 2004- A group of parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will visit Minsk from 21 to 23 June. The delegation, headed by...
OSCE Chairman-in-Office discusses implementation of OSCE standards and commitments with Belarusian leadership
Publishing date: 9 June 2004
MINSK, 9 June 2004- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, said on Wednesday he was satisfied with his visit to Belarus, which provided him with the opportunity to...
OSCE Office in Minsk calls documentary shown by Belarusian state broadcaster "slanderous"
Publishing date: 13 May 2004
MINSK, 13 May 2004- The Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Ambassador Eberhard Heyken, criticized a TV documentary recently shown on Belarusian state television as an "open slander of key opposition politicians"...
OSCE Office contributes to local and self-government discussions in Belarus
Publishing date: 1 December 2003
MINSK, 1 December 2003- The OSCE Office in Minsk will conclude a project on local and self-government with an international seminar in the Belarusian capital tomorrow. The seminar, on Conceptual Issues of the Development and Perfection of...