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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Safeguarding media freedom in volatile environments in spotlight at conference organized by Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
VIENNA, 21 June 2017 – Major threats to media freedom and freedom of expression, particularly in those regions affected by conflict and crisis, were the focus of the conference, Media Freedom in Volatile Environments, organized by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, which concluded in Vienna yesterday...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on early parliamentary elections in Skopje
Publishing date: 21 June 2017
A team of elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Skopje from 21 to 23 June 2017 to present the final report of the ODIHR election observation mission for the 11 December 2016 early parliamentary elections. The ODIHR experts discussed the
Law students to provide free primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova following OSCE training event
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
Final report on Serbia’s presidential election by OSCE/ODIHR reiterates need for comprehensive review of legislation, recommends measures to improve conduct of elections
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
An inclusive and comprehensive revision of Serbia’s legal framework for elections is among the measures recommended by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in its final report on the country’s 2 April 2017 presidential election. To enhance the conduct of elections,
OSCE parliamentarians in Turkey note security challenges, call for continued attention to democratic institutions
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
ANKARA, 8 June 2017 – A senior delegation of parliamentarians from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today concluded a series of meetings in Istanbul and Ankara, and noted the extraordinary challenges faced by Turkey, including from terrorism, large migration flows, and the aftermath of the July 2016 failed coup...
Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sajdik after meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 7 June 2017
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
MINSK, 8 June 2017 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Martin Sajdik, made the following statement to the press after the meeting of the TCG and its working groups in Minsk on 7 June 2017:..
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports draft amendments to the law on privatization of state-owned and municipal press
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Draft amendments to Ukraine’s Law on the Privatization of State–owned and Municipal Print Press were presented by lawyers of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine (SCTRBU), the Ukrainian Association of Media Business (UAMB), the Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM) and the Human Rights Platform NGO on 24 May 2017 in Kyiv, concluding a process supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...