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Media self-regulation in Central Asia focus of OSCE Conference

Publishing date: 2 November 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media self-regulation
DUSHANBE, 2 November 2007- Media self-regulation and its benefits for media freedom was the focus of the Ninth Central Asia Media Conference that ended today in Dushanbe...

Severe prison sentence for journalist violates Azerbaijan's commitment to free press, says OSCE media watchdog

Publishing date: 1 November 2007
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, 1 November 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, criticized today the eight-and-a-half year combined prison sentence handed down to an Azerbaijani journalist and newspaper publisher...

OSCE Mission calls for referral mechanism for trafficking victims in Kosovo

Publishing date: 31 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
PRISTINA, 31 October 2007- The number of local victims of human trafficking is growing, and improved mechanisms are needed to help identify and assist these people, said the OSCE Mission in an assessment presented today...

OSCE conference fosters co-operation on Central Asia environment

Publishing date: 31 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Education
TASHKENT, 31 October 2007- Technology transfers and strengthening co-operation between the public and private sectors to tackle Central Asia's environmental issues was the focus of an international conference organized by the OSCE that ended today...

Judicial handling of trafficking cases in Kosovo a concern, says OSCE Mission

Publishing date: 30 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
PRISTINA, 30 October 2007- Kosovo has made progress with efforts to fight trafficking, but improvements in the way trafficking cases are handled by the judiciary are still needed, according to an OSCE Mission report published today...

OSCE conference in Vilnius calls for zero tolerance, more co-operation to fight human trafficking

Publishing date: 26 October 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VILNIUS, 26 October 2007- Co-ordinated and concerted action from governments, the media and other actors is urgently needed to curb human trafficking, said participants from OSCE countries at a conference in Vilnius that ends today...

OSCE media freedom representative condemns murder of independent journalist in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 25 October 2007
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, 25 October 2007- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti, today condemned the murder of Alisher Saipov, editor of the Uzbek language newspaper Siyosat ("Politics")...