News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Fundamental freedoms respected during Lithuania parliamentary elections but room for improvement, concludes OSCE/ODIHR final report
Publishing date: 3 January 2013
Lithuania’s parliamentary elections on 14 October 2012 were conducted with respect for fundamental freedoms, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), although certain aspects of the legal framework, political party financing and the media environment could benefit from review...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Ukraine parliamentary elections recommends measures to improve transparency, impartiality
Publishing date: 3 January 2013
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine concludes the elections were characterized by the lack of a level playing field, and recommends measures to improve the transparency and impartiality of the election process...
OSCE media freedom representative urges investigation into threats to Italian newspaper
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
VIENNA, 28 December 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, expressed her concern today about threats to a newspaper in northern Italy and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Turkish authorities to denounce threats to journalists
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
VIENNA, 28 December 2012 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern over recent developments that could further curb media freedom and threaten the safety of journalists in Turkey...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of journalists in Azerbaijan, calls for all journalists to be freed
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
VIENNA, 28 December 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the release from prison of two convicted journalists and a blogger...
OSCE, Montenegro’s union of municipalities recognize best practices in local self-government
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
Local governments using innovative ways to deliver services received the “Best Practices in Local Government in Montenegro 2012” awards in a ceremony held by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Union of Municipalities in Podgorica on 21 December 2012...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office offers condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore, extended his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash of a military plane near Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan on 25 December 2012...