News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative hails ruling by Moldova Supreme Court
Publishing date: 11 July 2012
VIENNA, 11 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today’s ruling of Moldova’s Supreme Court dismissing previous court decisions on a defamation law suit against Ziarul de Gardă investigative newspaper...
OSCE Secretary General meets civil society representatives in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
During his official visit to Azerbaijan, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier had a meeting with civil society representatives in Baku on 8 July 2012, to discuss ongoing work and challenges in economic, environmental, as well as human rights-related fields...
Effective prosecution of hate crimes focus of ODIHR event for prosecutors
Publishing date: 6 July 2012
The effective prosecution of hate crimes was the theme of a meeting and pilot training session organized for 25 prosecutors from across the OSCE region by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 5 and 6 July 2012...
OSCE supports states to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
OSCE support to participating States to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a security dialogue held at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 4 July 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative regrets fine imposed on journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
VIENNA, 4 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, regretted today a Kyrgyzstan court decision to fine journalist Vladimir Farafonov...
Speech should not be criminalized, says OSCE media freedom representative following sentencing of Lithuanian journalist
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
VIENNA, 2 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a Vilnius court decision sentencing Dainius Radzevičius, the Chair of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, to a criminal fine for defamation...
European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012...