News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative, as recipient of “Dialogue of Cultures” award, addresses media congress of young journalists in Russia
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Russian Federation, 18 November 2015 – Following the announcement by Russia’s Council of Mediacongress that the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is to receive the “Dialogue of Cultures” award, the Representative said she was honoured to receive the prize and repeated her call to Russia’s authorities to fulfil OSCE media freedom commitments and to ensure journalists’ safety and the media’s independence...
OSCE holds its second international conference with Tajik Economy Ministry on WTO commitments in telecoms and broadcasting
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
DUSHANBE, 18 November 2015 – An OSCE- supported conference on Tajikistan’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting services concluded today in Dushanbe...
OSCE PA President meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin at conclusion of country visit
Publishing date: 13 November 2015
KYIV, 13 November 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) met today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Kyiv at the conclusion of his three-day visit to the country...
OSCE PA’s Santos welcomes release of Azerbaijan’s Arif Yunus on humanitarian grounds, calls for further steps
Publishing date: 12 November 2015
COPENHAGEN, 12 November 2015 – The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions, Isabel Santos (MP, Portugal), today welcomed the release of imprisoned Azerbaijani rights activist Arif Yunus, ordered by the Baku Court of Appeals due to his deteriorating health...
OSCE Mission to Skopje Head Suomalainen meets Prosecutor Janeva, offers support and co-operation
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
SKOPJE, 10 November 2015 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje, Nina Suomalainen, met today Prosecutor* Katica Janeva to discuss her new role and challenges ahead, offering the Mission’s support and co-operation...
OSCE/ODIHR Guantanamo report identifies human rights violations, calls for swift closure
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C., 10 November 2015 – A report issued today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) called on the United States to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and to either bring the remaining detainees to trial or free them...
OSCE media freedom representative urges caution and further consideration of new Investigatory Powers Bill in the United Kingdom
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
VIENNA, 10 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged the Parliament of the United Kingdom to exercise great caution, and give ample consideration, to the right to freedom of information and free expression when debating a draft bill that could increase the surveillance powers of law enforcement authorities in the country...