News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Education for Social Justice training concludes in Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 October 2017 – An Education for Social Justice training for primary schools, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), concluded on 4 October 2017 in Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier presents Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary to primary school children
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier presented the first ever children’s illustrated Serbian-Albanian/Albanian-Serbian dictionary (Mali rečnik/Fjalor i vogël) to pupils in two primary schools in Bujanovac and Preševo today. Over the next three days, the dictionary
OSCE media freedom representative concludes country visit to Georgia, addresses reforms and developments affecting media freedom
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
TBILISI, 4 October 2017 – Concluding a two-day visit to Tbilisi, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir welcomed the amendments to Georgia’s Constitution, recently adopted by the Parliament, which will grant citizens the right to access and freely use the internet. The amendments also enhance the right to access to information and the independence of the public service broadcaster...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 3 October 2017
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKIY, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media warns Germany social networks law could have disproportionate effect
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
VIENNA, 4 October 2017 –The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today called on German authorities to ensure that the freedom of expression is safeguarded in the implementation of, the Network Enforcement Act (NEA), a federal law on better law enforcement in social networks which entered into force on 1 October...
Monitoring detention conditions the focus of meeting with National Preventive Mechanism representatives co-organized by OSCE/ODIHR in Vienna
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
Discussing new standards for detention conditions and the treatment of prisoners, and elaborating on existing and potential new tools for monitoring places of detention were the key objectives of a meeting with representatives of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) from the OSCE and Council of
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports seminar on strengthening co-operation between prosecutors and police on forensic evidence
Publishing date: 4 October 2017
Podgorica, 4 October 2017 – Forensic evidence and the application of modern forensic standards in the judiciary were the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar held on 3 and 4 October in Podgorica. Particular emphasis was placed on the treatment of evidence, forensic analytics, explosions, DNA analysis and crime scene investigation.