News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
At OSCE event, lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss how to better serve clients’ needs after litigation
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
On 16 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a year-long series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 35 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the execution of court decisions and the details needed to keep their clients informed...
Confiscation of journalists’ equipment in Prishtinë/Priština reason for concern, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed serious concern about the reported confiscation of equipment and deletion of recorded footage taken by Russian journalist Oksana Sazonova and Ukrainian journalist Sergey Belous in Prishtinë/Priština...
Death threats against journalists in Serbia must be investigated and their safety ensured, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Serbian authorities to fully investigate acts of intimidation and threats directed at several journalists...
OSCE-supported New-Med discussion on Redefining Cultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: Mediterranean Perspective held in Rome
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
On the occasion of the Anna Lindh Foundation Advisory Council, the New-Med, an OSCE-supported network of Mediterranean experts, in co-operation with Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held a seminar on the topic of Redefining Cultural Dialogue in Time of Crisis: a Mediterranean Perspective, on 8 September 2016 in Rome...
OSCE Mission hosted Management and Leadership training course for Parliamentary services of Montenegro
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro held the first in a series of three training courses for Montenegrin Senior Administration Management of the Parliamentary service, in co-operation with the Parliamentary Department for Human Resources, from 15 to 16 September 2016, in Podgorica...
Recent threats and attack on journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina unacceptable, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent physical attack and threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Ukrainian patrol police, anti-trafficking officers build skills and knowledge with OSCE support
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
An OSCE-supported series of re-training programmes for anti-trafficking and patrol police officers in Ukraine was launched on 14 September 2016 and will be implemented throughout the country. Some 200 anti-trafficking police officers passing the attestation process and over 3500 patrol police officers will participate in the 100-hour courses by the end of the year...