News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Practice of oppressing members of media in Belarus must change, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
VIENNA, 3 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today reiterated her call on the Belarussian authorities to stop persecuting members of the media, following continued and repeated intimidations of journalists for doing their job...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator releases new publications on international mine action standards, calls for more risk education efforts to improve safety of Ukrainians
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
On the eve of the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed throughout the world on 4 April, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator released two new publications designed to help Ukrainian authorities better protect civilians from explosive remnants of past military conflicts, as well as from current challenges posed by conflict in the eastern regions of the country...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana organizes study visit to Belgium on probation legislation
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Legislative and Judicial Reform Committee of the Mazhilis (lower chamber of the Parliament) with support of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry and Embassy of Belgium in Kazakhstan co-organized a study visit to Belgium from 1 to 4 April 2015...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains government and civil society experts on anti-corruption strategies
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
Two two-day workshops organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on development of anti-corruption strategies for civil society on 30-31 March and government officials on 2-3 April 2015 took place in Dushanbe...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps improve women’s access to property
Publishing date: 1 April 2015
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo organized a series of workshops between 17 March and 1 April 2015 focusing on women’s rights to property. The workshops were designed for representatives of the Environment and Spatial Planning Ministry, municipal officials for gender equality, urbanism and cadastre, communities and return, as well as civil society...
OSCE Representative Mijatović warns of further restrictions to media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 April 2015
Collections: Statements from OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on media freedom situation in Crimea, Ukraine
VIENNA, 1 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine, have been limited even further, following the end of the imposed re-registration period for all media outlets by 1 April 2015...
