News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative marks 5th anniversary of journalist’s murder in Azerbaijan; reiterates call to end impunity
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
VIENNA, 23 November 2016 – On the 5th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijani writer and newspaper columnist Rafiq Tagi, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović reitirated her call to Azerbaijan and all other OSCE participating States to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity for crimes against them...
Corruption challenges in focus at youth-public-private partnership forum supported by OSCE Office in Yerevan
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
An anti-corruption youth-public-private partnership forum offering practical knowledge and know-how in the fight against corruption was held on 18 20 November 2016 in Aghveran, Kotayk region of Armenia with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...
OSCE supports study visit to Austria and Switzerland on green technology for Kazakhstan delegation
Publishing date: 23 November 2016
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana organized a study visit to the Austrian Energy Institute in Vienna, Austria and the Green Technologies Centre Umweltarena in Spreitenbach, Switzerland for a group of three high-level Energy Ministry officials and one civil society expert to familiarize with the operations of green technologies centres from 21 to 23 November 2016...
Media issues in Albania discussed at second annual Media Development Forum organized by OSCE Presence
Publishing date: 22 November 2016
Journalists, parliamentarians, media association representatives and experts discussed the key issues concerning Albanian media at the second Media Development Forum on 22 November 2016 in Tirana...
Youth actors from Serbia and Albania receive support from OSCE field operations in enhancing regional connectivity
Publishing date: 22 November 2016
A five-day training course on project cycle management for representatives of youth civil society organizations from Serbia and Albania, started on 21 November 2016 in Zlatibor, Serbia, as part of a wider project on enhancing regional connectivity among youth actors from the two states...
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism in focus at OSCE/ODIHR training events in Madrid
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Protecting human rights while countering terrorism was the focus of two OSCE training courses organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 14-15 November and 17-18 November 2016 in Madrid...
OSCE Office in Yerevan holds seminar for judges on the right to claim compensation for non-material damage
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Legal aspects and international judicial practice relating to claims for compensation for moral damages in civil and criminal proceedings were the focus of a two–day seminar launched on 18 November 2016 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia, with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan...