News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Overlap of state and ruling party resources undermines contestants’ ability to compete on equal basis in Hungary elections, OSCE/ODIHR observers say
Publishing date: 9 April 2018
BUDAPEST, 9 April 2018 – Hungary’s 8 April parliamentary elections were characterized by a pervasive overlap between state and ruling party resources, undermining contestants’ ability to compete on an equal basis, the observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a preliminary statement today. Voters had a wide range of political options, but intimidating and xenophobic rhetoric, media bias and opaque campaign financing constricted the space for genuine political debate, hindering voters’ ability to make a fully informed choice. The technical administration of the elections was professional and transparent, the observers said...
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s state programme on human rights education
Publishing date: 6 April 2018
A five-day training course on human rights education concluded on 6 April 2018 in Sarob, near Dushanbe.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe marks International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Publishing date: 6 April 2018
On the occasion of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Tajikistan’s National Mine Action Centre (TNMAC) and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe brought together government officials, international and national state organizations, the donor community and NGOs involved in the Tajikistan Mine Action Programme on 4 April 2018 in Dushanbe...
OSCE helps to promote women’s participation in decision making in security sector governance in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 April 2018
An international conference entitled "The Role of Women from the Sectors of Security, Law and Order in the Sustainable Development of Regions" was organized by the Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on 30 March 2018 in Bishkek.
Blocking of news website and detention of journalists in Kazakhstan of grave concern, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publishing date: 5 April 2018
VIENNA, 5 April 2018 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today criticized the temporary detention of journalists and editors from Ratel.kz and Forbes Kazakhstan, and the blocking of the Ratel.kz webpage in Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports workshop on temporary admission of goods in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 5 April 2018
An OSCE-supported two-day workshop on the temporary admission of goods under Istanbul’s 1990 Convention and the practical application of the Carnet ATA (Admission Temporaire/Temporary Admission) system concluded on 5 April 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Thursday
Publishing date: 4 April 2018
KYIV, 4 April 2018 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing on Thursday, 5 April, in Kyiv.