News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Alexey Rogov met with Speaker of Parliament Talant Mamytov
Publishing date: 30 September 2021
Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, met with Talant Mamytov, Speaker of the Parliament of Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek on 16 September 2021.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative and Head of Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina urge for swift investigation into targeted online hate campaign against media
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
VIENNA/SARAJEVO, 24 September 2021- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro and Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Kathleen Kavalec condemned today a targeted online hate campaign against several media professionals in BiH, urging the authorities to take effective measures to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators in accordance with the law...
2021 OSCE Asian Conference participants call for common responses to emerging security challenges, free of dividing lines and zones
Publishing date: 20 September 2021
VIENNA, 20 September 2021 – The 2021 OSCE Asian Conference participants call for common responses to emerging security challenges, with the comprehensive security concept at the centre, free of dividing lines and zones. A two-day conference is held in Vienna and online, co-hosted by Thailand, an OSCE Asian Partner, and Albania, the 2021 OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Chair, with the support of the OSCE Secretariat...
Statement by the Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport, on Democracy Day
Publishing date: 15 September 2021
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 September 2021 – As we mark World Democracy Day, we affirm the principle of the people’s expression of free will, be it at the ballot box, or through media, as a basis of authority for any form of government.
Shutting down Belarusian Association of Journalists further limits free media in Belarus, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative
Publishing date: 30 August 2021
VIENNA, 30 August 2021 – Amid continuing massive violations of the right to freedom of expression and media freedom in Belarus, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today deplored the decision of the authorities to shut down the Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ).
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concerned about sanctions in Ukraine that endanger media freedom and free flow of information
Publishing date: 25 August 2021
VIENNA, 25 August 2021 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today expressed her concern regarding Ukraine’s practice of applying sanctions that negatively affect the work of media outlets and journalists.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative expresses grave concern about dangerous effects of ‘foreign agent’ legislation on media freedom in Russia
Publishing date: 24 August 2021
VIENNA, 24 August 2021 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro today expressed her grave concern regarding the expanding practice by Russian authorities to designate media outlets and journalists as ‘foreign agents’.