News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative meets Acting Prime Minister of Armenia, encourages authorities to undertake reforms to bolster media freedom
Publishing date: 25 October 2018
YEREVAN, 25 October 2018 – Concluding a two-day visit to Yerevan yesterday, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed the commitment of the Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to strengthen freedom of the media, and encouraged the authorities to undertake additional initiatives...
OSCE trains Tajik police officers on best practices in responding to cases of domestic violence
Publishing date: 22 October 2018
Women’s engagement in prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peacekeeping and humanitarian response was the focus of a train-the-trainer course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 19 October 2018 in Dushanbe. The event marked the 18th anniversary since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
OSCE Representative deplores death threats against Novaya Gazeta journalists, urges Russian authorities to ensure journalists’ safety
Publishing date: 19 October 2018
VIENNA, 19 October 2018 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today deplored the intimidation and death threats directed at journalists with the well-known Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He urged the authorities to swiftly and fully investigate these incidents and ensure journalists’ safety.
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports economic connectivity in Central Asia
Publishing date: 17 October 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe contributed to the development of regional economic connectivity by supporting the annual International Economic Forum “Sughd-2018” which took place on 11 October 2018 in Khujand, northern Tajikistan. This year, the forum was dedicated to the achievements and tenth anniversary of the Free Economic Zones (FEZs) in Tajikistan.
Each time a journalist is killed, a pillar of democracy crumbles, says OSCE Representative on first anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Publishing date: 15 October 2018
VIENNA, 15 October 2018 – On the eve of the first anniversary of the horrific murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir recalled the need to better ensure the safety of every journalist in the OSCE region, and called on the Maltese authorities to ensure that all those involved in this killing face justice...
OSCE PA human rights leaders concerned at detentions of Turkish opposition members
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
COPENHAGEN, 12 October 2018 – Following a wave of detentions in Turkey in recent days, the leaders of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee expressed concern that authorities were targeting political opponents in advance of local elections scheduled for March 2019.
OSCE tools must be used in the collective interest of all, President Tsereteli says in speech to OSCE ambassadors in Vienna
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
VIENNA, 11 October 2018 – With one billion citizens of the OSCE area – or 15 per cent of the world’s population – relying on diplomacy to succeed in creating a world free from oppression, discrimination, poverty and violence, political will must be generated to ensure full implementation of OSCE commitments, Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) said today in Vienna...