News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Journalists killed during Tajik civil war remembered at OSCE-supported ceremony
Publishing date: 27 October 2006
DUSHANBE, 27 October 2006- A memorial plaque dedicated to journalists who lost their lives during the 1992-97 Tajik civil war was unveiled in Dushanbe today. "The plaque commemorates...
OSCE media watchdog presents report on anomalies in accrediting journalists
Publishing date: 25 October 2006
VIENNA, 25 October 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, presented a special report today on the administrative problems journalists have recently faced in several countries of the OSCE region. The paper...
Brussels international conference focuses on energy security in OSCE region
Publishing date: 25 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 25 October 2006- Putting the global energy economy on a secure and sustainable path of development will require renewed efforts from governments and international organizations. This was the opening message at a high-level conference...
OSCE tolerance meeting wraps up with calls for more youth initiatives and diversity education at schools
Publishing date: 24 October 2006
DUBROVNIK, 24 October 2006- The important role of youth education in the fight against xenophobia and intolerance and the increasing interest among OSCE participating States in promoting youth initiatives were the focus of an international meeting...
OSCE, UNODC Vienna workshop focuses on combating illicit drug threat
Publishing date: 24 October 2006
VIENNA, 24 October 2006- Experts from the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will discuss the role of international co-operation in combating illicit drug trafficking at a meeting that began in Vienna today. The event...
OSCE expert meeting: education is key element to promote respect and fight intolerance
Publishing date: 23 October 2006
DUBROVNIK, 23 October 2006- Teacher training, improved curricula and education about the Holocaust are central elements in the fight against racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, speakers said at an international OSCE meeting in Croatia today...
OSCE Office in Baku welcomes Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors
Publishing date: 23 October 2006
BAKU, 23 October 2006- The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku today welcomed the Azerbaijani president's pardon of two newspaper editors imprisoned this year for libel...