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International election observer mission in Albania to hold press conference on Monday
Publishing date: 21 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
TIRANA, 21 June 2013 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Albania will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 24 June, in Tirana.
Resolution urges countries to join Convention on Cybercrime
Publishing date: 19 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 June 2013 (FRE | RUS | TR) – Cyber attacks should be viewed as equal to conventional acts of aggression according to a resolution now pending at the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization.
Presidential statement on situation in Turkey: Grossruck calls for respect of peaceful expression, proportionate response to violence
Publishing date: 19 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 19 June 2013-- OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck today released the following statement regarding the situation in Turkey, which is scheduled to host the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly beginning 29 June in Istanbul.
Parliamentarians to vote on approach to crisis in Syria
Publishing date: 18 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2013 – When more than 250 parliamentarians from across the Northern Hemisphere gather in Istanbul for the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly this month, many will be looking to send a collective message to the United Nations about the need for an international response to the crisis in Syria...
Azerbaijani MP proposes vote on greater role for civil society
Publishing date: 18 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2013 – A parliamentarian from Azerbaijan has called for OSCE countries to show more openness and greater engagement with civil society in a resolution now pending before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly...
OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus statement on arrests of former Georgian Officials
Publishing date: 23 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 23 May 2013 – The OSCE PA Special Representative on South Caucasus Joao Soares issued the following statement today regarding the arrests of former government officials in Georgia...
Santos calls for governmental action to protect media freedom
Publishing date: 13 May 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Media freedom and development
WARSAW, 13 May 2013 – Governments must protect media freedom online and off to be in line with international commitments and to ensure respect for citizens’ fundamental freedoms, the vice-chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee said today at the opening of an international media freedom conference...