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German foreign minister: Difficult to rebuild diminished trust in Europe
Minister’s interview on the German OSCE Chairmanship
OSCE observers criticize Belarus' presidential election in final report
«This underscores the need for the political will to engage in a comprehensive reform process,» said the report.
Belarusian MPs to attend annual session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Baku
A Belarusian parliamentary delegation will attend the 23rd Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which is scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, between June 28 and July 2.
Authors of Electoral Code amendments said to have ignored almost all OSCE recommendations
The recently adopted amendments to Belarus` Electoral Code reflect only one of the 25 recommendations of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Aleh Hulak, chairman of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, told reporters in Minsk on Friday.
There is growing support for Belarus within OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Belarusian MP says
A growing number of members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly support the Belarusian delegation, Viktar Huminski, deputy chairman of the House of Representatives, told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday.
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly expected to call on Belarusian government to release political prisoners
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution on Belarus during its 22nd annual session held in Istanbul…
OSCE media freedom representative urges Belarusian government to reform media regulations
Ms. Mijatovic said that her office had earlier made a legal evaluation of Belarus’ Media Law, and that the law should be revised...
Government control over Internet should not undermine freedom of speech, says OSCE media freedom representative
Government supervision over the Internet raises no objections if it is aimed at protecting privacy and preventing terrorism and other threats...
OSCE representative on media freedom to pay official visit to Belarus
Dunja Mijatovic, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media, is expected to be on an official visit in Belarus between June 3 and June 5.
Belarus urges international community to join forces against new security threats
Belarus and seven more member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) called on the international community earlier this week to join its forces in combating new threats to security.
Outgoing head of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly\'s Working Group pessimistic about Belarus
Uta Zapf, the outgoing chairperson of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly\'s Ad Hoc Working Group on Belarus, told Deutsche Welle that she was \"full of pessimism\" about the situation in Belarus...
Deputy Foreign Minister Kupchyna meets with visiting OSCE/ODIHR experts
Deputy Foreign Minister Alena Kupchyna on March 6 met with visiting experts of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), reported the press office of the Belarusian foreign ministry.
Belarus does not need OSCE, Lukashenka says
Belarus does not need the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Alyaksandr Lukashenka told reporters in Minsk on Tuesday.
Foreign ministry defends closure of OSCE Office in Minsk
Belarus made the right decision not to extend the mandate of the OSCE Office in Minsk, Andrey Savinykh, spokesman for the Belarusian foreign ministry...
Minsk rejects cooperation with UN Human Rights Council’s special rapporteur
Mr. Haraszti, a Hungarian politician, headed OSCE election observation missions in different countries and served as OSCE Media Freedom Representative...
People of Belarus deserve better
Prominent political figures who might have played a role in this contest remained imprisoned or were otherwise denied registration...
Competition was limited and many democratic rights were not respected in parliamentary elections in Belarus
The elections were not administered in an impartial manner and the complaints and appeals process did not guarantee effective remedy, say the observers, who represent the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Parliamentary