News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE condemns death threats against journalists in Kosovo, calls for protection
Publishing date: 18 September 2014
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA/VIENNA, 18 September 2014- Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger, and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović, expressed today their concern over the safety of journalists and condemned the latest in a series of death threats against Artan Haraqija, a journalist with the Indeksonline news portal...
OSCE Mission delivers training to Police officers in northern Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 September 2014
A training session organized by the OSCE Mission on digital photography for 20 newly-appointed and long-serving Kosovo Police officers in the four northern municipalities concluded in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë on 17 September 2014...
OSCE Representative welcomes continuation of dialogue with Belarusian authorities, strongly encourages necessary improvement of media freedom situation
Publishing date: 15 September 2014
MINSK, 15 September 2014 – During a two-day official visit to Minsk OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović strongly encouraged the authorities to continue working to improve the media freedom situation in Belarus...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes health and environmental benefits of cycling
Publishing date: 15 September 2014
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the non-governmental organization Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan ran a national cycling event on the streets of Tashkent on 14 September 2014, raising awareness of the health and environmental benefits of getting on the bike...
OSCE Representative urges authorities in Ukraine to respect media after raid on Vesti newspaper
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
VIENNA, 12 September 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the Ukrainian authorities to respect media following a raid by law enforcement officers on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
High Commissioner looks forward to the clarification of Albania’s national minority protection framework
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
In the first visit by a High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) to Albania since 1994, Astrid Thors exchanged views with the country’s President Bujar Nishani and Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati on regional co-operation. She welcomed the country’s proactive steps to forge closer ties with its regional neighbours, particularly in education matters, stressing that “national minorities can be a bridge to facilitate such initiatives"...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helps journalists’ trade unions to enhance safety network
Publishing date: 12 September 2014
Twenty-eight journalists from across Ukraine were trained on safe and responsible reporting in hostile and crisis situations on 11 September 2014 in Kyiv. The training course, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), was held upon the request of the National Union of Journalists and the Independent Media Trade Union...