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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President visits Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 3 May 2001
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Democratization
BISHKEK, 3 May 2001-- From 1 to 3 May 2001, the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Adrian Severin, visited the Republic of Kyrgyzstan as part of his official visit to three of the Central Asian OSCE participating States...
Conference on mass media in Central Asia: present and future
Publishing date: 15 November 2000
Content type: Press release
DUSHANBE, 15 November 2000-- On 14-15 November 2000 more than 90 journalists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, along with OSCE media officers and media specialists, met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan for an international conference...
Kyrgyz presidential election fails international standards
Publishing date: 30 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BISHKEK, 30 October 2000- The 2000 Kyrgyz presidential election failed to comply with OSCE commitments for democratic elections...
Priorities set to counter drugs, trafficking and organized crime in Central Asia
Publishing date: 20 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization
TASHKENT, 20 October 2000- At an international conference on enhancing regional security and stability, the five Central Asian countries endorsed a document...
Election Observation Mission established in Kyrgyzstan, concerns remain
Publishing date: 9 October 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Elections
BISHKEK, 9 October 2000-The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) has established an Election Observation Mission for the 29 October presidential election in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE/ODIHR will observe Kyrgyz presidential elections, concerned about candidate registration procedures
Publishing date: 14 September 2000
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 14 September 2000- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) will establish an election observation mission in Kyrgyzstan to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 29 October...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office deeply concerned about terrorist activities in Central Asia
Publishing date: 16 August 2000
Content type: Press release
VIENNA, 16 August 2000-- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, is deeply concerned about reports that since early August groups using terror and intimidation...