News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors welcomes progress towards dedicated premises for Bujanovac Department
Publishing date: 10 February 2015
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Serbia from 2 to 4 February 2015, where she took stock of progress at the Bujanovac Department of the Subotica Faculty of Economics of the Novi Sad University and met with key interlocutors to discuss issues related to her mandate.
OSCE, British Embassy enhance security of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 February 2015
BISHKEK, 6 February 2015 –The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Embassy of the United Kingdom today handed over 60 desktop computers to the Kyrgyz Defence Ministry for establishing a data base on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (CA) across the country.
Escalating threats and intimidation of female journalists online must be addressed, Mijatović says; calls on OSCE participating States for swift action
Publishing date: 6 February 2015
VIENNA, 6 February 2015 – Swift action is needed in order to deal with the growing number of attacks on female journalists online, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today as she presented a set of recommendations to address the problem.
OSCE holds brainstorming session on enhancing OSCE efforts to promote tolerance, non-discrimination and dialogue to counter radicalization and extremism
Publishing date: 4 February 2015
Vienna, 4 February 2015 – At the initiative of OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, delegations of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation held an open-ended brainstorming session on ways to strengthen OSCE efforts to promote tolerance, non-discrimination and dialogue and to mobilise its tools and resources to address the growing challenge of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism.
OSCE/ODIHR launches guidelines on registration and recognition of religious or belief communities
Publishing date: 4 February 2015
A new publication on the issues of registration and recognition of religious or belief communities was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights (ODIHR) at an event hosted by the European Parliament in Brussels on 4 February 2015.
OSCE/ODIHR experts discuss follow-up to final report on 2013 presidential election with Czech authorities
Publishing date: 4 February 2015
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met in Prague with representatives of the Czech Ministry of the Interior on 4 February 2015 to discuss the follow-up on the recommendations from ODIHR’s final report on the 11-12 January 2013 presidential election.
Large fines imposed on media outlets in Bulgaria may lead to censorship in reporting on issues of public interest, says Mijatović
Publishing date: 4 February 2015
VIENNA, 4 February 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today raised concern over large fines imposed on newspapers in Bulgaria for publishing news stories on companies’ financial activities and the banking sector...