News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative Désir and Head of Mission Berton condemn threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 February 2019
VIENNA/SARAJEVO, 15 February 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, and the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bruce G. Berton, today condemned several threats made against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
OSCE/ODIHR trains Armenian police on human rights-compliant policing of assemblies
Publishing date: 15 February 2019
Protecting and promoting human rights while policing assemblies, as well as police accountability, were the focus of a three-day training course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 13 to 15 February 2019 in Yerevan. The training event brought
OSCE organizes international conference on parliamentary openness and engagement of civil society in Astana
Publishing date: 14 February 2019
Parliamentary openness and the improvement of the parliament’s interaction with civil society through the legislative process were the focus of an OSCE-supported international conference held in Astana on 14 February 2019.
OSCE Transnational Threats Department co-organizes training course in Athens on enhancing cyber stability and co-operation in the Mediterranean region
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
Forty policymakers, technical officers and private sector representatives from ten OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation completed a two-day sub-regional training course in Athens on how international cyber/ICT security mechanisms can enhance regional cyber stability...
Supporting security sector governance focus of OSCE and ODIHR discussions with Armenian authorities and civil society
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
Strengthening security sector governance was the focus of an event jointly organized by the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre and Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in co-operation with the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 13 February 2019 in Yerevan...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities presents Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
States need comprehensive and concrete policy advice on how to use media as a powerful tool for conflict prevention and social integration, said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier as he presented The Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age in the Estonian capital on 13 February 2019...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on United States mid-term congressional elections recommends measures to ensure all citizens have the right to vote and be represented
Publishing date: 13 February 2019
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 6 November 2018 mid-term congressional elections in United States recommends that representation rights be provided for citizens resident in the District of Columbia and United States overseas territories.