News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More Than News: Media freedom for democracy and security focus of Ministerial Council side-event
Publishing date: 5 December 2024
A high-level side event held on 5 December on the margins of the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta focused on the vital role of free and independent media in fostering democracy and security in the OSCE region.
OSCE PCUz supports youth start-ups in the Khorezm province
Publishing date: 5 December 2024
On 5 December, the awarding ceremony for youth start-ups in the Khorezm province was held in Urgench. The event marked the conclusion of the capacity-building programme for youth start-ups in the Khorezm province, co-organized by the OSCE PCUz and IT-Park Uzbekistan and launched in September. The
Conference explored role of media freedom in the OSCE region for resilient and vibrant democracies in a fast-evolving information space
Publishing date: 22 November 2024
VIENNA, 22 November 2024 – The Maltese Chairpersonship of the OSCE, in collaboration with the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) and the 3CL Foundation, organised the Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE region on 22 November 2024. The event addressed the multiple challenges facing free and independent media in the current digital landscape and their implications for democracy and security.
OSCE Presence in Albania, Elbasan University inaugurate Legal Clinic for people in need
Publishing date: 11 November 2024
A Legal Clinic was inaugurated today at the University of Elbasan, in which lecturers and fifth-year law students will offer free legal advice to people in need.
OSCE empowers facilitators from Women Resource Centres in Tajikistan through dynamic training focused on facilitation skills and conflict prevention strategies
Publishing date: 2 November 2024
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a five-day training course titled “Facilitation and Conflict Prevention: Fundamentals and Practical Approaches”, which took place from 28 October to 2 November 2024. The course brought together 26 facilitators from the OSCE-supported Women's Resource Centres (WRCs), including 23 women.
Voters lacked a genuine choice in Uzbekistan’s technically well-prepared parliamentary elections
Publishing date: 28 October 2024
TASHKENT, 28 October 2024 – Uzbekistan’s 27 October parliamentary elections took place amid ongoing reforms, including amendments to the Constitution, but the political environment remained constrained, not providing voters with a genuine choice, international observers said in a preliminary statement released today. Despite the ongoing reforms, fundamental freedoms remain disproportionally limited both by legislation and in practice, the statement says.
Georgia’s elections marred by an uneven playing field, pressure and tension, but voters were offered a wide choice: international observers
Publishing date: 27 October 2024
TBILISI, 27 October 2024 –While voters were offered a choice between 18 candidate lists and candidates could generally campaign freely, Georgia’s parliamentary elections were marred by entrenched polarization and concerns over recently adopted legislation and its impact on fundamental freedoms and civil society, as well as highly divisive campaign rhetoric and widespread reports of pressure on voters, international observers said in a statement today.