News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office trains media on covering penal system in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 October 2014
The OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with non-governmental organization the Helsinki Committee of Armenia, held a workshop on 11 to 12 October 2014 in Tsakhkadzor, in Armenia’s Kotayq region, on the principles of ethical reporting about the penal system...
The OSCE and Security in a New World
Publishing date: 10 October 2014
The situation in Ukraine and the role played by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is leading the international response to the crisis, was discussed at a recent roundtable at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. The debate centred on the question of what the crisis tells us about today’s security issues.
OSCE-supported workshop on Montenegrin National Risk Assessment development completed today
Publishing date: 10 October 2014
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Montenegrin Administration for Preventing Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (FIU) organized a workshop in Budva on 9 and 10 October 2014 to finalize the first phase of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) development...
Criminal prosecution of investigative journalist in Slovenia poses a threat to free media, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 10 October 2014
VIENNA, 10 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the criminal trial against journalist Anuška Delić could present a threat to media freedom and also stifle investigative journalism in Slovenia...
Preparing future teachers for their work in multicultural environments
Publishing date: 9 October 2014
The OSCE Mission to Skopje will organize a four-day seminar on the social aspects of the teaching profession from 9 to 12 October 2014 in Ohrid...
OSCE media freedom representative renews call to reform accreditation requirements for journalists in Belarus
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
VIENNA, 8 October 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the ongoing practice of hindering freelance journalists working for foreign media outlets in Belarus without accreditation must stop...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo launches new tool for evaluating work of justice sector
Publishing date: 8 October 2014
In line with its mandate to promote the independence, impartiality and accountability of the justice system, on 8 October 2014, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has launched Justice Monitor, a new bi-annual publication presenting qualitative performance indicators for first instance courts in Kosovo. It is the first time this kind of data relating to courts in Kosovo has been compiled...