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OSCE supports Croatia's commitment to return all property by end of 2002
Publishing date: 24 January 2002
ZAGREB, 24 January 2002- The OSCE Mission to Croatia supports the announced commitment of the Croatian Government to "return all property by the end of 2002". The Mission understands that this is a very ambitious plan, which will require...
Russia will have a future only with freedom of media, says OSCE media representative
Publishing date: 17 January 2002
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 17 January 2002- The events surrounding one of the Russian Federation's main private television companies, TV-6, continue to be of great concern to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve...
OSCE Media Representative concerned over sentencing of journalists in Russia
Publishing date: 7 January 2002
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, 7 January 2002-- At the end of December 2001, two journalists were sentenced in Russia to prison terms. Grigory Pasko, a military journalist, was convicted of treason by a military court in Vladivostok...
Round table on state registration of legal entities held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 19 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
DUSHANBE, 19 December 2001- A one-day round table to discuss the state registration of legal entities was co-organized by the OSCE in Tajikistan...
Ambassador Poncet says farewell to Croatia
Publishing date: 14 December 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Croatia (closed)
ZAGREB, 14 December, 2001-- Ambassador Bernard Poncet will leave Croatia this weekend after two and a half years as head of the OSCE Mission to return to the French foreign ministry...
International conference on countering terrorism to take place in Kyrgyzstan on 13 and 14 December
Publishing date: 29 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 29 November 2001-- Highlighting the importance of the comprehensiveness of efforts to prevent and counter terrorism will be on top of the agenda of an international conference co-organized by the Organization for Security and...
Tajik Youth Forum contributes to national action plan on protection of children
Publishing date: 28 November 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Youth
DUSHANBE, 28 November 2001-- The third Tajik youth forum "Youth in Development" convened to express support to the ongoing reform process in Tajikistan. The forum was initiated by the governmental Tajik youth committee and enjoyed...