News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over growing number of libel lawsuits in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
VIENNA, 10 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, in a letter to Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed concern today over the growing number of libel suits filed against Armenia’s news outlets, and called upon the authorities to further reform the legislation to adequately protect the media in civil defamation cases...
OSCE launches Hungarian version of guide on building trust between police and Roma
Publishing date: 9 November 2011
The Hungarian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched at a seminar hosted by the Interior Ministry of Hungary in Budapest on 8 November 2011...
OSCE Secretary General meets Turkmenistan’s leadership, discusses engagement with Afghanistan, energy security
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and the Mejlis Speaker Akja Nurberdyyeva on his first official visit to Ashgabat on 3 November 2011...
OSCE media freedom representative on visit to Tajikistan welcomes co-operation, offers assistance to strengthen pluralism, reform legislation
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
DUSHANBE, 4 November 2011- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, during her official three-day visit to Tajikistan starting today offered to the country’s authorities assistance and expertise of her Office to promote media pluralism and reform legislation...
OSCE Mission presents survey on media freedom in Montenegro
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
The findings of a survey on media freedom in Montenegro were presented at a roundtable event in Podgorica on 2 November 2011. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro in co-operation with the Culture Ministry and the non-governmental organization the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights...
High school students meet state leaders as part of OSCE Presence civil education project in Albania
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Science, organized a study visit for 50 students from Vlora, Kukës and Tirana to meet President Bamir Topi, Assembly Speaker Jozefina Topalli, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and the Head of the Constitutional Court, Bashkim Dedja on 4 November 2011...
OSCE conducts training courses in Pristina and Skopje on the protection of human rights during counter-terrorism investigations
Publishing date: 4 November 2011
The importance of protecting human rights while investigating terrorist crimes was highlighted in two training courses for law enforcement officers held by the OSCE in Prishtinë/Priština (31 October–1 November 2011) and Skopje (3–4 November)...