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Refugee crisis in focus at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Tolerance and non-discrimination
ULAANBAATAR, 17 September 2015 – The deepening refugee crisis in Europe and the potential of the OSCE and its parliamentarians to help mitigate the situation was the focus of debate today at the conclusion of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting.

OSCE media freedom representative deplores sanctions in Ukraine banning entry of journalists

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the sanctions introduced in Ukraine, banning several dozen foreign journalists from entering the country, is a severe threat to the rights of journalists to freely collect information...

OSCE Representative calls on authorities in Hungary to ensure the safety of journalists covering the refugee crisis

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Migration, Safety of journalists
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – Hungarian law enforcement authorities must stop threatening and obstructing the work of journalists reporting on the refugee crisis, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today...

OSCE Office marks 40th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act in Armenia

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization
YEREVAN, 16 September 2015 – High-level representatives from the Armenian government, civil society and media gathered today in Yerevan to participate in the celebratory event organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, the founding document of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)...

ODIHR and HCNM report identifies widespread human rights violations, discrimination and legal irregularities in Crimea

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 17 September 2015 – Since the occupation and annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in early 2014, the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms has deteriorated radically for a large number of residents and displaced persons – particularly for pro-Ukrainian activists, journalists and the Crimean Tatar community, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) said in a report published today...

OSCE Centre organizes training for staff of TV channels in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 17 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Media freedom and development
ASHGABAT, 17 September 2015- TV news production skills are the focus of a training course that concludes tomorrow in Ashgabat...

OSCE Central Asia roundtable features at Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting

Publishing date: 16 September 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ULAANBAATAR, 16 September 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2015 Autumn Meeting today hosted the heads of OSCE field operations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for a special roundtable event on security and co-operation in Central Asia.