News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative alarmed by brutal attack on journalist in Azerbaijan, warns of continuing deterioration of media freedom
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was alarmed by yesterday’s violent attack on journalist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan...
Critical media outlets in Kazakhstan stifled by disproportionate sanctions, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
VIENNA, 22 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed disappointment at a Kazakhstan Supreme Court decision upholding the closure of Pravdivaya Gazeta for minor administrative violations...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about ban on journalist from entering Crimea
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 18 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the deteriorating media freedom situation in Crimea following the decision of the de-facto Crimean authorities to ban journalist Ismet Yuksel from entering the peninsula...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports annual Pamir Invest Forum to promote investment and regional trade
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
The annual Pamir Invest Forum, bringing together more than 160 participants from across the country, and Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, was held in Khorog on 15 and 16 August 2014, with the support of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, and focused on domestic and foreign investment opportunities, tourism and regional co-operation...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service produce videos to raise awareness about dangers of explosive items
Publishing date: 15 August 2014
KYIV, 15 August 2014 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the country’s State Emergency Service (SES) today released two public service audiovisual announcements aimed at informing people and especially children of safety rules in case they encounter potentially dangerous explosive items...
OSCE report praises Romania government for keeping human trafficking on the agenda
Publishing date: 15 August 2014
The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, in a report published on 14 August 2014, lauded the Romanian Government for keeping the fight against human trafficking high on its political agenda...
OSCE representative calls on Ukrainian authorities to drop legislative provisions endangering media freedom and free flow of information
Publishing date: 12 August 2014
VIENNA, 12 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed her concern about a draft law on sanctions registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 8 August and approved in the first reading today...