News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro works with Regional Youth Co-operation Office to organize training for high schools and NGOs
Publishing date: 28 September 2018
Considering the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) as a key partner for promoting the spirit of reconciliation among the region’s youth, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, with the RYCO Local Branch Office, organized a three-day capacity-building training for 23 potential RYCO applicants between 25 and 28 September 2018.
OSCE publishes Arabic version of its Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing
Publishing date: 28 September 2018
The Arabic version of the OSCE Guidebook on Intelligence-Led Policing was published in Vienna on 28 September 2018...
Unacceptable physical attack on journalist in Bulgaria says OSCE media freedom representative, calls for investigation
Publishing date: 27 September 2018
VIENNA, 27 September 2018 – Yesterday's attack on another investigative journalist in Bulgaria is unacceptable, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, said in Vienna today...
OSCE publishes spot report on implementation of National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 27 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented its spot report on the implementation of the National War Crimes Processing Strategy in Sarajevo on 27 September 2018...
OSCE supports regional workshop on climate change adaptation measures in Kazakshtan
Publishing date: 26 September 2018
An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar on climate change adaptation measures concluded on 26 September 2018 in Almaty...
OSCE Representative denounces arrest of Greek journalists after criminal defamation suit by Defence Minister, urges decriminalization of defamation
Publishing date: 24 September 2018
VIENNA, 24 September 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today denounced the arrest of three journalists from the Greek daily newspaper Fileleftheros on defamation charges and welcomed that the prosecutor decided not to immediately press charges, a move that led to their release. He called on authorities to decriminalize defamation...
Strengthening capacities of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton anti-corruption team focus of OSCE-supported workshop
Publishing date: 24 September 2018
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in co-ordination with the BiH Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Co-ordination of the Fight against Corruption, organized a one-day workshop for the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (HNC) Anti-corruption Team and anti-corruption focal points within the ministries of the Herzegovina-Neretva cantonal government on 20 September 2018 in Mostar.