News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Tolerance, non-discrimination in focus of OSCE Kosovo Mission campaign
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 19 October 2015 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo today launched a two-week public information campaign, “Let’s not grow up with hate”, which focuses on preventing hate speech...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 18 October 2015
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions was relatively calm, although the SMM registered non-training related explosions in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Armed individuals prevented the SMM from monitoring in Luhansk region an area near the border with the Russian Federation...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against media outlet in Montenegro
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
VIENNA, 19 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called for a full investigation into the recent attack on the office of TV Pink M in Podgorica, Montenegro, in which one journalist suffered minor injuries...
Judiciary vital to protecting free expression, says OSCE Representative at seminar for judges and prosecutors from Turkey
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
VIENNA, 19 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today opened a seminar in Vienna on freedom of the media in the OSCE region for members of the Turkish judiciary...
OSCE continues training Kazakhstan’s government officials to counter cybercrime
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar on countering cybercrime for representatives of the host country’s governmental institutions and law-enforcement agencies began on 19 October 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Draft law in Kazakhstan could seriously restrict NGO activities to promote freedom of the media, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
VIENNA, 19 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today warned of new legislation in Kazakhstan that could limit the activities of NGOs, including media NGOs...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe early parliamentary elections in Turkey
Publishing date: 19 October 2015
COPENHAGEN, 19 October 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming early parliamentary elections in Turkey and provide leadership for the OSCE's short-term observer mission...