News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Russia should reject recriminalizing libel, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 12 July 2012
VIENNA, 12 July 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her disappointment today with the adoption in a first reading by the Russian State Duma of draft amendments reinstating libel provisions in the Criminal Code, and urged parliamentarians to reject the bill...
Plans for Internet blacklist in Russia may lead to censorship, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 July 2012
VIENNA, 10 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today that Russia's plans to set up a new national registry of websites containing allegedly harmful Internet content could restrict Internet freedom...
Decision on public broadcaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina should be assessed by Constitutional Court, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 5 July 2012
ASHGABAT, 5 July 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, speaking from a media conference in Ashgabat, today urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to turn to the Constitutional Court for clarification on the constitutionality of the Federation’s recent parliamentary decision on the public broadcaster’s steering board...
Resolution on Moldova calls for stronger ties between Chisinau and Tiraspol
Publishing date: 3 July 2012
COPENHAGEN, 3 July 2012 – A resolution now pending before the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly would create more regular opportunities for dialogue between members of the Moldovan Parliament and representatives of the Transdniestrian Supreme Soviet if approved...
OSCE Centre in Astana advocates for child trafficking prevention
Publishing date: 28 June 2012
ASTANA, 28 June 2012 – An OSCE-organized international conference to share best practices and experience in preventing trafficking in children in vulnerable groups was held in Astana today...
Parliamentarians to vote on visa ban bill, rule of law in Russia
Publishing date: 27 June 2012
COPENHAGEN, 27 June 2012 – Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared fighting proposed visa ban laws a top foreign policy priority...
Security community attainable with pragmatic steps, say participants at annual OSCE security conference
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
VIENNA, 26 June 2012 – Taking pragmatic steps in areas of common ground is the best way forward to building a security community in the OSCE area, speakers told the OSCE’s Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) in Vienna today...