Копенгаген, 10 января 2011 года – Председатель Парламентской ассамблеи ОБСЕ Петрос Эфтимиу выступил за сохранение присутствия ОБСЕ в Беларуси - офиса ОБСЕ в Минске – чтобы была предоставлена возможность офису продолжать свою работу в соответствии с его мандатом. Белорусские власти на прошлой неделе объявили, что они не согласятся на продление мандата офиса, тем самым форсируя закрытие миссии. "Работа этого офиса ОБСЕ становится сейчас еще более

COPENHAGEN, 7 January 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou today called for the OSCE field presence in Belarus – the OSCE Office in Minsk – to be allowed to continue under its established mandate. Belarusian authorities announced last week that they would not agree to an extension of the Office’s mandate, forcing the closure of the mission. “The work of this OSCE Office is relevant now more than ever. The OSCE field

COPENHAGEN, 7 January 2011 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou today called for the OSCE field presence in Belarus – the OSCE Office in Minsk – to be allowed to continue under its established mandate. Belarusian authorities announced last week that they would not agree to an extension of the Office’s mandate, forcing the closure of the mission. “The work of this OSCE Office is relevant now more than ever. The OSCE field

THE NEW YORK TIMES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 March 2010 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) -- Rampant fraud including ballot-box stuffing and proxy voting marred Tajikistan's weekend parliamentary elections, international observers said Monday, while the opposition threatened legal challenges. Results have yet to be announced, but Sunday's election was expected to confirm President Emomali Rakhmon's two-decade grip on power over the impoverished Central

BBC NEWS 1 March 2010 Voting in Tajikistan's elections last week was marred by widespread fraud, international monitors have said. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said the polls had "failed on many basic democratic standards". It said there was evidence of ballot stuffing and proxy voting and media coverage of campaigning was minimal. President Emomali Rakhmon is widely expected to win the elections - his party

REUTERS 1 March 2010 DUSHANBE: Serious irregularities including ballot-box stuffing mean Sunday's parliamentary election in Tajikistan failed to meet basic democratic standards, Europe's main election watchdog said on Monday. "I'm happy that election day took place in a generally good atmosphere but I'm even more disappointed that these elections failed on many basic democratic standards," Pia Christmas- Moller, vice president of the