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OSCE Centre’s event in Turkmenistan addresses media regulation practices

Publishing date: 4 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASHGABAT, 4 May 2016 – Best practices in regulating online media and broadcasting were the focus of an OSCE-supported master class for some 25 representatives of state agencies, parliament, mass media and academia that ended in Ashgabat today...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan organizes workshop for law enforcement agencies and civil society

Publishing date: 4 May 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Policing
Developing practical mechanisms of co-operation between law enforcement bodies and civil society in protection of domestic violence victims was the topic of a one-day workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan in co-operation with the Interior Ministry and local authorities on 4 May 2016. The workshop was held in the premises of Djaihun Women Resource Centre, Khatlon region...

OSCE Centre marks World Press Freedom Day by supporting quiz night for Kyrgyz journalists

Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 3 May 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek with the Kyrgyz Media Support Centre and Media Policy Institute, today marked World Press Freedom Day in Bishkek by conducting a quiz night for 75 Kyrgyz journalists, with the fun and games aiming to promote the ideas of free and independent media among the participants.

Head of the OSCE Mission highlights the media’s crucial role in building democracy

Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
PODGORICA, 3 May 2016 – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Janina Hrebickova, stressed the media’s crucial role in building and sustaining democracy.

Reinvigorating dialogue on European security is key to rebuild trust and defuse tensions agree German Minister of Defense and OSCE Secretary General

Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Vienna, 3 May 2016 – Changing the dynamics of the current debate on European security was essential to effectively tackling current security challenges agreed OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen today.

Empowering youth at all levels key to countering violent extremism, conclude participants at OSCE-supported discussion in Tunis

Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Countering terrorism, Youth
TUNIS, 3 May 2016 – Preventing and countering violent extremism was the focus of a regional roundtable discussion for North African Youth, from OSCE Mediterranean Partner Countries Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, as well and Libya, which concluded today in Tunis...

Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 2 May 2016

Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
For the fourth consecutive day the SMM continued to observe a low number of ceasefire violations, with 73 explosions recorded in Donetsk region, and two in Luhansk region. It observed the presence of weapons in violation of the respective withdrawal lines. The Mission continued to observe civilians crossing the contact line in both directions. It observed the commemoration of events that took place on 2 May 2014 in Odessa. The SMM’s freedom of movement was restricted on both sides of the contact line...