News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Protracted conflicts, human trafficking and media freedom amongst Ukraine’s OSCE 2013 priorities
Publishing date: 17 January 2013
VIENNA, 17 January 2013- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara today announced his country’s priorities for the 2013 OSCE Chairmanship, with the progress on resolution of protracted conflicts, combating trafficking in human beings and promotion of the media freedom amongst key issues...
Perpetrators of attacks against Greek journalists must be brought to justice, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 16 January 2013
VIENNA, 16 January 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned recent fire bomb attacks outside the houses of journalists in Greece, and said she hoped investigations would soon bring the perpetrators to justice...
Protracted conflicts, arms control, trafficking in human beings top agenda as Ukraine takes over OSCE Chair
Publishing date: 31 December 2012
KYIV, 1 January 2013 – Ukraine will seek to make progress on resolving protracted conflicts, strengthening conventional arms control, combating human trafficking, reducing the environmental impact of energy-related activities, and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms as OSCE Chair in 2013 the new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, said today...
Secretary General of Co-operation Council of Turkic Speaking States addresses OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 20 December 2012
The Secretary General of the Co-operation Council of Turkic Speaking States, Halil Akıncı, addressed the OSCE Permanent Council on 20 December 2012 in Vienna...
Reconciliation key to breaking ‘cycle of enmity’, OSCE Secretary General tells meeting participants
Publishing date: 18 December 2012
VIENNA, 18 December 2012 – Reconciliation is key to overcoming the lack of trust and animosity with the aim to facilitate progress towards a Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian Security community in the OSCE region, said participants at an OSCE workshop in Vienna today...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Agency for Electronic Media hold roundtable discussion on electronic media law
Publishing date: 13 December 2012
The implementation of the Law on Electronic Media and possible amendments were discussed at a roundtable event held on 12 December 2012 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports workshop in Tajikistan for judges and journalists on defamation charges involving media
Publishing date: 12 December 2012
DUSHANBE, 12 December 2012 – A workshop for judges and journalists on jurisdiction in defamation and insult lawsuits involving the media concluded today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...