News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Community policing focus of OSCE-organized international symposium in Issyk-Kul
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 2 October 2006- Experts from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia are meeting today and tomorrow in Issyk-Kul at an OSCE-organized symposium to discuss best practices and lessons learned from community policing...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports anti-trafficking festival
Publishing date: 2 October 2006
KYIV, 2 October 2006- The second annual anti-trafficking festival took place this weekend in several regions of Ukraine, with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. "This is a very important event aimed at...
Irish draft bill on defamation major improvement, but job unfinished, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
VIENNA, 29 September 2006- A legal review presented today to the Irish government by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media says draft bills on defamation and privacy contain major improvements, but need to completely decriminalize defamation...
OSCE Mission regrets new changes to Serbian broadcasting law
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
BELGRADE, 29 September 2006- The OSCE Mission to Serbia said today it regrets that the Serbian Assembly passed amendments to the Broadcasting Law that were tabled for a repeated vote after the President of the Republic refused to sign...
OSCE Centre holds meeting on Tajikistan's progress in the conduct of elections
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
DUSHANBE, 29 September 2006- The progress made by Tajikistan in the conduct of elections since independence and ways to improve the election process were the focus of a meeting, organized today by the OSCE Centre in Dushanbe. It brought together...
OSCE Mission organizes training course for police chiefs from South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 29 September 2006
BELGRADE, 29 September 2006- Building the management and leadership capacity of senior police managers and enhancing regional law enforcement co-operation were the aims of a regional training course that concluded in Palic today. The five-day event...
Progress noted, further efforts needed in domestic prosecution of war crimes, says OSCE Mission to Croatia report
Publishing date: 28 September 2006
ZAGREB, 28 September 2006- Progress has been noted but further efforts are needed to ensure the quality, integrity and impartiality of domestic war crimes prosecutions, says a report by the OSCE Mission to Croatia issued today. The Report...