News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Communiqué by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on the impact of laws countering extremism on freedom of expression and freedom of the media
Publishing date: 7 October 2014
OSCE participating States are responding to threats from extremists by creating laws that include provisions which might seriously limit free expression and free media online and offline...
OSCE Centre co-organizes annual seminar of Kazakhstan’s Aarhus Centres Network
Publishing date: 7 October 2014
BOROVOE, Kazakhstan, 7 October 2014 – More than 30 representatives of Aarhus Centres from across the country, the Energy Ministry, the Supreme Court as well as civil society took part in a two-day workshop, which concluded today in Borovoe...
High Commissioner on National Minorities addresses OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting on Ukraine crisis
Publishing date: 6 October 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors addressed the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting in Geneva on 3 October 2014, and participated in the debate on Ukraine...
Although elections in Bulgaria were well administered, lack of campaign substance and allegations of vote buying continue to harm public confidence, international observers say
Publishing date: 6 October 2014
SOFIA, 6 October 2014 – Although Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on 5 October were well administered technically and fundamental freedoms were respected, allegations from all sides of vote buying and selling and other election irregularities, as well as a campaign that lacked substance continued to negatively affect public confidence in the integrity of the process, international observers said in a statement issued today...
Climate change, environment-technology connection at center of OSCE PA Autumn Meeting day two
Publishing date: 4 October 2014
GENEVA, 4 October 2014 – Climate change and the connections between environment and technology took center stage on day two of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting, which has brought together some 200 parliamentarians from more than 50 nations in Geneva this week...
OSCE parliamentarians debate Ukraine crisis at Autumn Meeting
Publishing date: 3 October 2014
GENEVA, 3 October 2014 – OSCE parliamentarians from three continents engaged in a wide-ranging and at times emotional debate on the continuing crisis in Ukraine during the opening day of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting in Geneva...
Ukraine in focus as OSCE Chair-in-Office opens OSCE PA Autumn Meeting
Publishing date: 3 October 2014
GENEVA, 3 October 2014 –The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2014 Autumn Meeting has opened in Geneva, with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter urging some 200 parliamentarians from more than 50 nations to support the “very fragile shift” from “a military to a political logic in the Ukraine crisis.”...