News and press releases

PARIS, 22 January 2015- The Personal Representatives of the Chairperson-in-Office on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination conducted a country visit to France from 19-21 January 2015 – their first joint visit under the 2015 OSCE Chairmanship of Serbia...

VIENNA, 17 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the arrest of journalist Tomislav Kezarovski, following a two years prison sentence by the Skopje Court of Appeal.

The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) gathered imagery and video data of shell impact craters at Volnovakha where a bus was hit on 13 January...

PARIS, 11 January 2015 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today paid his respects to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, at a unity rally in Paris upon the invitation of French President Francois Hollande.

PARIS, 11 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today joined the unity rally held in Paris for the victims of this week’s attack and for freedom of expression.

VIENNA, 9 January 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today acknowledged a new law in Turkmenistan that could allow for more Internet access but raised concerns about restrictions in the measure...

The world is mourning the horrific terrorist attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were murdered and several people wounded. Ten of the victims were Charlie Hebdo staff. This is the worst single attack against journalists in the OSCE region since the establishment of this Office...