News and press releases

VIENNA, 17 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the news portal Delfi AS v. Estonia may have a negative impact on freedom of expression and free media...

VIENNA, 17 June 2015 – A greater focus on conflict prevention, stronger leadership and a legal personality are some of the ways to make the OSCE work more effectively and more efficiently, said Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, chairperson of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and chairperson of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project, as he presented the Panel’s Interim Report today in Vienna...

VIENNA, 16 June 2015 – Journalists’ safety is a cornerstone of free media, not least in times of conflict, and must be ensured and strengthened, participants said today at a two-day conference on journalists’ safety and conflict reporting in Vienna. The attendees also stressed the importance of tackling the issue of propaganda, pointing to free and independent journalism as one tool...

BISHKEK, 10 June 2015- OSCE Centre in Bishkek helped the General Prosecutor’s Office of Kyrgyzstan to launch an internal automated internet-based information system as part of efforts to tackle corruption...

The first bilateral meeting on gender equality issues of Parliamentary Committees from Montenegro and Albania took place on 7 June 2015 in Budva, Montenegro...

VIENNA, 5 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said recent attacks and threats against journalists in Albania are unacceptable...

KOKSHETAU, Kazakhstan 5 June 2015 – The OSCE Programme Office in Astana launched a series of training seminars on gender mainstreaming for local officials in the country’s regions by holding its first event today in Kokshetau, Akmola Region...