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OSCE concerned over arrest of NGO activist in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 31 December 2002
ASHGABAD, 31 December 2002- The OSCE Centre in Ashgabad is concerned about the fate of Mr. Farid Tuhbatullin, a member of a registered environmental group, who was detained by the authorities on 23 December and has been charged...
CiO regrets Ashgabad violence, urges Turkmenistan to conduct restrained, open investigation
Publishing date: 11 December 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Human rights
LISBON, 11 December 2002- Expressing his concern to hear of the attack on President Saparmurad Niyazov of Turkmenistan that occurred in Ashgabad on 25 November, the OSCE CiO has called on Turkmenistan to investigate rapidly, but...
OSCE concludes course in Turkmenistan on international human rights law
Publishing date: 29 November 2002
ASHGABAD, 29 November 2002- Representatives from several governmental and civil society organizations of Turkmenistan participated in an OSCE course on the international dimensions of human rights, which ended today in the country's...
OSCE information seminar held in Turkmenabat
Publishing date: 5 October 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Media freedom and development
TURKMENABAT, 5 October 2002- A seminar on "What is the OSCE" was held in Turkmenabat on 5 October. The seminar was a part of a series of information seminars, organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in co-operation with...
Freimut Duve: Free media non-existent in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 April 2002
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 30 April 2002- In light of the several cases of media harassment recently reported in Turkmenistan, OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve, said the country lacks any freedom of expression. In a letter...
Bishkek Conference on prevention and countering of terrorism concludes with adoption of Action Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, National minority issues
BISHKEK, 14 December 2001- The Bishkek International Conference, organized by the OSCE and the UN ODCCP concluded today with the adoption of a Declaration and a Programme of Action
Wilhelm Höynck appointed Personal Representative of Chairman-in-Office for Central Asia
Publishing date: 14 June 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
BUCHAREST, 14 June 2001 (OSCE)-- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana today announced the appointment of Dr. Wilhelm Höynck, career diplomat and former OSCE Secretary General, as his Personal Representative...