News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative welcomes legislation aiming to enhance journalists’ safety in Ukraine
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
VIENNA, 15 May 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption of a law in Ukraine which increases penalties for crimes committed against journalists and their close relatives...
OSCE promoted sectoral legislation development at conference in Astana
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
ASTANA, 15 May 2015 – Current trends, principles and tasks in developing sectoral legislation topped the agenda of an OSCE-supported international conference in the framework of annual ”Shaikenov Readings”, which took place today in Astana...
High Commissioner Thors in Skopje: stability requires urgent resumption of democratic and political processes
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
SKOPJE, 15 May 2015 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Skopje on 14 May together with Ambassador Gérard Stoudmann, Special Representative on the Western Balkans of the OSCE Chairperson in Office, and Ambassador Dejan Šahović, Head of the Chairmanship Task Force. She continued her meetings in Skopje and Tetovo on 15 May in order to conduct an independent assessment of the situation in line with her mandate...
OSCE training course in Turkmenistan focuses on confidence- and security-building measures
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
ASHGABAT, 15 May 2015 – 19 officials from the Defense Ministry of Turkmenistan concluded a five-day OSCE-supported training course today on reciprocal inspection procedures under the Vienna Document, a key politically-binding document focusing on confidence- and security-building measures in the military sphere. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the practical course to facilitate the exchange of best practices to fulfill commitments contained within the Vienna Document 2011...
OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
TIRANA, 15 May 2015 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened an election observation mission for the 21 June local elections in the Republic of Albania. The mission’s deployment follows an official invitation from the Albanian Government...
OSCE and Partners Support Co-operation for Enhancing Financial Investigation Capacities for Economic Crimes
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
TASHKENT, 15 May 2015 – Developing financial investigation capabilities and improving co-operation among national law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and Financial Investigation Units (FIU) for detecting and disrupting criminal networks were key topics of a three-day workshop that ended today in Tashkent...
OSCE and Press Council announce contest for reporting on domestic violence
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku and the Azerbaijani Press Council are pleased to announce two contests for media reports highlighting the problems of domestic violence in Azerbaijan...