News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Court ruling in Spain ordering El Mundo newspaper not to publish story is a threat to investigative journalism, OSCE Representative says
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
VIENNA, 5 December 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about a recent ruling by a Spanish judge to stop the daily newspaper El Mundo from publishing a story on an investigation into the tax affairs of soccer professionals...
OSCE Office in Yerevan holds workshop on implementing Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
The implementation of the Aarhus Convention in the context of recent constitutional and legal developments in Armenia was the theme of a workshop held by the OSCE office in Yerevan on 2 December 2016 in co-operation with Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection and the Centre of Economical-Legal Analysis (CELA)...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains youth on tackling gender stereotypes
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
A two-day training course for youth on tackling gender stereotypes and further supporting the advancement of women and girls in all spheres of public and political life concluded on 2 December 2016 at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Representative mourns deaths of murdered journalists in Finland
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
VIENNA, 5 December 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened upon learning of the murder of two Finnish journalists and a politician in Imatra, eastern Finland, late on Saturday evening...
Regional Meeting of Heads of Anti-Money Laundering authorities of South East Europe supported by OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro facilitated a two-day meeting of the heads of Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) of the six South-East Europe countries, hosted by the Montenegrin FIU on 1 and 2 December 2016 in Budva...
Armenian students debate political issues with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 5 December 2016
Students from Gavar, Vanadzor, Gyumri, Goris, Kapan, Idjevan and Yerevan gathered in the capital on 3 December 2016 to take part in the final competition of the national university debate clubs, organized by the Jinishian Memorial Foundation (JMF) with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
Elbasan establishes first Local Public Safety Council in Albania with OSCE Presence assistance
Publishing date: 2 December 2016