News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about obstruction of journalists’ work in Armenia
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
VIENNA, 14 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about police obstruction of journalists’ activities while covering a public demonstration in Yerevan on 12 February...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes study visit to Slovenia on National Preventive Mechanism against torture
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a study visit of representatives from Kazakhstan to Ljubljana from 11 to 12 February 2014 to learn about the Slovenian experience in implementing the National Preventive Mechanism against torture and ill-treatment (NPM)...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations from final report on presidential election in Georgia
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with electoral stakeholders in Tbilisi from 12 to 14 February 2014 to present the final report of its election observation mission for the 27 October 2013 presidential election in Georgia.
OSCE Head of Mission condemns latest arson attack against Montenegrin daily Vijesti
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
PODGORICA, 14 February 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Janina Hrebickova, today strongly condemned the arson attack on a vehicle owned by the daily newspaper Vijesti, which was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning...
OSCE media freedom representative alarmed by another attack on newspaper in Montenegro
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yet another attack on daily newspaper Vijesti in Montenegro...
Armenian government adopts OSCE-supported plan for economic diversification in Syunik province
Publishing date: 12 February 2014
A plan prepared with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan to promote job creation and income generation in non-mining industry sectors of Syunik province was approved by the Armenian Government on 6 February 2014...
OSCE/ODIHR trains Italian police and Carabinieri officers on combatting hate crimes
Publishing date: 11 February 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) trained Italian law-enforcement officers on addressing hate-motivated violence at six workshops held at the Carabinieri Senior Officers College and the National Police Senior Officers College in Rome on 10 and 11 February 2014.