News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative calls on Bulgarian authorities to investigate threats against journalists
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
VIENNA, 20 November 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Bulgarian authorities to fully investigate recent threats against journalists...
The booklet on the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership now available in French and Arabic
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
Arabic and French versions of the booklet on The OSCE Mediterranean Partnership for Co-operation: A Compilation of Relevant Documents and Information, issued in December 2014 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contact Group with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, were presented on 19 November 2015 in Vienna...
High Commissioner Thors, in address to OSCE Permanent Council, highlights participation of national minorities and role of education in conflict prevention
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
In her statement to the Permanent Council on 19 November 2015, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors provided information on her institution’s activities since July 2015 highlighting its thematic work as well as the situation in Ukraine...
Turkish translation of OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities launched in Istanbul
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
The Turkish translation of the Guidelines on the Legal Personality of Religious or Belief Communities was launched in Istanbul on 19 November 2015, at a meeting bringing together more than 50 representatives of public authorities, religious or belief communities, academia and civil society organizations.
Coalition building among civil society groups, co-operation with governments the focus of OSCE/ODIHR event on countering hate crime and other forms of intolerance
Publishing date: 19 November 2015
Facilitating collaboration among civil society groups and strengthening co-operation with governments were the focus of a two-day conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Vienna, on 18 and 19 November 2015.
Youth participate in third and final debate tournament organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
The third and last in a series of student debate tournaments organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova was held on 14 November 2015 in Ceadîr-Lunga, during which 40 students and six teachers from Bender, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Comrat, Taraclia, Tiraspol and Vulcănești honed their debating skills while deliberating on whether political dictatorships can ever be justified...
OSCE Representative, as recipient of “Dialogue of Cultures” award, addresses media congress of young journalists in Russia
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Russian Federation, 18 November 2015 – Following the announcement by Russia’s Council of Mediacongress that the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović is to receive the “Dialogue of Cultures” award, the Representative said she was honoured to receive the prize and repeated her call to Russia’s authorities to fulfil OSCE media freedom commitments and to ensure journalists’ safety and the media’s independence...