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OSCE media freedom watchdog welcomes United Kingdom's decriminalization of defamation, urges other states to follow

Publishing date: 17 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 November 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, commended the United Kingdom today for decriminalizing defamation...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports incorporation of anti-trafficking course in police academy curriculum

Publishing date: 13 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Education, Gender equality, Rule of law
DUSHANBE, 13 November 2009- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Tajik Interior Ministry finished a process today that made an anti-trafficking course part of the curriculum at the Tajik Police Academy...

OSCE Chairmanship says Geneva Discussions vital for stability

Publishing date: 12 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 11 November 2009- The Greek OSCE Chairmanship described today's eighth round of Geneva Discussions as further evidence of their importance for stability in the Caucasus region.

OSCE media freedom representative protests sentence handed down to Internet journalists in Azerbaijan

Publishing date: 11 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Rule of law, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 11 November 2009- Miklos Haraszti, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, described today's sentencing of two Azerbaijani bloggers to prison terms on charges of alleged hooliganism and infliction of light bodily injuries as political...

Good governance in transport infrastructure development in focus at OSCE seminar in Batumi

Publishing date: 6 November 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Rule of law
BATUMI, Georgia, 6 November 2009- A two-day regional institution-building seminar that finished in Batumi today promoted good governance and anti-corruption measures in the area of transport infrastructure development in the South Caucasus...

Hate crimes in focus at OSCE police experts meeting

Publishing date: 29 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues, Policing, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 29 October 2009. A two-day police experts meeting on hate crimes and effective law enforcement co-operation started in Vienna today.

OSCE Media Freedom official criticizes criminal charges against Russian rights defender

Publishing date: 28 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 28 October 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that criminal proceedings launched against Memorial chairman Oleg Orlov for his criticism of Ramzan Kadyrov,...