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International election observers to present findings at news conference in Riga on Sunday
RIGA, 16 September 2011 – The Limited Election Observation Mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the 17 September early parliamentary elections in Latvia will present its preliminary post-…
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for presidential election in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 16 September 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an observation mission to monitor the 30 October presidential election in Kyrgyzstan…
OSCE Chairperson calls for calm, restraint in northern Kosovo
VILNIUS, 16 September 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today called for calm and restraint in northern Kosovo, and emphasized the need for constructive approaches…
Youth participation in decision-making processes key to democratic development, says OSCE Mission in Kosovo head
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2011 – On the occasion of International Democracy Day, 15 September, Ambassador Werner Almhofer, the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, made the following statement…
OSCE Centre and UNDP support training for Kyrgyzstan’s prosecutors ahead of election
BISHKEK, 15 September 2011 – A series of training seminars for prosecutors ahead of Kyrgyzstan’s 30 October presidential election started today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek…
Bangladesh – Is government really interested in what happens to journalists?
Reporters Without Borders is disturbed by the latest case of violence against journalists by a special police unit known as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and by recent media freedom violations by members of the government. “A climate of violence persists for journalists in Bangladesh,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The current government initially allowed the media to work without being exposed to threats but recent press freedom violations have cast doubt on the firmness of its (…)
