OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović addressing media at the first OSCE South East Europe Media Conference, Sarajevo, 14 October 2011.

OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on journalist in Romania and calls for swift investigation

VIENNA, 18 May 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today condemned the attack on journalist Dan Buruca and called on the Romanian authorities to carry out a thorough and quick investigation...
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan border troops take part in an OSCE workshop on the detection and identification of forged documents, Dushanbe, 18 May 2012.

OSCE Office supports co-operation of border and customs officers from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, 18 May 2012 – A three-day OSCE workshop on the detection and identification of forged documents for Border Troops and Customs Services from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today...
Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), Valery Chechelashvili, addresses the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 17 May 2012.

Secretary General of GUAM addresses OSCE Permanent Council

VIENNA, 17 May 2012 - Ambassador Valeri Chechelashvili, the Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), outlined the current priorities of his organization in an address to the OSCE Permanent Council...
L-r: The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Jacques Faure of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States, and Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, after their address to the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 22 March 2012.

Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

BAKU, 14 May 2012 - The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Robert Bradtke of the United States, Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, and Jacques Faure of France) and Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office) traveled May 11-14 to Yerevan and Baku, where they met with Presidents Sargsian and Aliyev to discuss the most recent efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Moscow during Russia's Presidential election, 4 March 2012.

OSCE/ODIHR final report on Russia’s presidential election recommends measures to promote fairness and equality in electoral process

The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Russia’s presidential election on 4 March 2012 concludes that the contest was clearly skewed in favour of one of the contestants and recommends measures to ensure a more balanced process...
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Slideshow: teaching safe borders

One of the border facilities in Tajikistan visited by students of the OSCE Management Staff College.
The OSCE Border Management Staff College, based in Dushanbe, provides training to senior border management officials, based on OSCE expertise.

OSCE Annual Report 2011

Cover of the OSCE Secretary General's 2011 Annual Report
The OSCE Annual Report provides an overview of the Organization's activities in its field operations and institutions, and co-operation with other organizations.

The Community Security Initiative

A CSI team meets with police officers at the LCPC-1 police station, Kyzyl-Kiya, 15 March 2012.
The CSI was established to support Kyrgyzstan’s police in addressing the country’s security situation following the 2010 strife in the nation’s south.