News and press releases

The crucial role police officers play in countering hate crime was the focus of a training-of-trainers workshop, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Riga from 3 to 5 June 2015.

ANKARA, 5 June 2015 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Turkey will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 8 June, in Ankara...

VIENNA, 5 June 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said recent attacks and threats against journalists in Albania are unacceptable...

A Train-the-trainers course supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje for ten public relations advisors and regional police spokespersons from the Interior Ministry will be held in Skopje on 5 and 6 June 2015...

The OSCE and international partners honoured individuals working to promote human rights, accountable governance, local government reform, and free speech in Armenia at the Universal Rights Awards Ceremony held on 4 June 2015 in Yerevan...

ASHGABAT, 4 June 2015 – Journalists representing Turkmenistan’s print, broadcast and online media from across the country completed today an OSCE-organized training course on online journalism skills and the use of the internet in journalism...

The role of community policing in crime prevention and strengthening police-public partnership was the focus of the conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Armenian Police and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) on 4 June 2015...