News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Central Election Commission, OSCE Presence in Albania hold Conference on Electoral Code Reform
Publishing date: 1 July 2014
Representatives of government institutions, parliament, political parties, civil society and international organizations met in Tirana on 30 June 2014 to discuss the electoral code reform and the implementation of election recommendations made by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE representative warns about appalling journalists’ safety situation in eastern Ukraine after death of one more journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
VIENNA, 30 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was saddened by the death of Anatoliy Klyan, a cameraman with Russian Perviy Kanal, in eastern Ukraine. Mijatović expressed her condolences to Klyan’s family and colleagues...
OSCE organizes moot court competition in Idjevan, Armenia
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
High school students from Idjevan, Tavush region of Armenia participated in simulated court proceedings on 28 June 2014...
OSCE supports training on negotiation and communication for police in Armenia
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
On 30 June 2014 some 140 community police officers from territorial divisions of Yerevan city police department completed a training course on communication and negotiation techniques held by the Armenian Police and the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE Centre promotes sustainable water management in South Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
A OSCE-supported workshop on managing water resources was held on 27 and 28 June 2014 in Kyzylorda, Southern Kazakhstan for some 30 members of the Aral-Syrdariya Water Basin Council as well as representative of local authorities, academia, the business community and non-governmental organizations...
OSCE and UNODC organize events in south Kyrgyzstan to improve public confidence in police
Publishing date: 30 June 2014
From 26 to 28 June 2014, the OSCE Center in Bishkek in co-operation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a series of events in Batken, Osh and Jalal-Abad in the south of Kyrgyzstan to enhance public confidence in Kyrgyz police...
At Annual Session, OSCE parliamentarians debate rising extremism, xenophobia
Publishing date: 29 June 2014
BAKU, 29 June 2014 – The rising tide of extremism, radicalism and xenophobia and the challenge it presents to the OSCE area was the topic of a special debate today at the 23rd OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session in Baku...