News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Academy’s Director presents to Permanent Council educational, research programmes for Central Asia and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek has since 2002 worked to promote the OSCE agenda of regional co-operation in Central Asia, said the Academy’s Director, Maxim Ryabkov, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council on 19 April 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative warns against using security concerns as pretext for silencing dissent
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
National security concerns should not lead to online censorship, stressed Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, on 19 April 2012 at the Stockholm Internet Forum...
OSCE/ODIHR highlights importance of codes of ethics for parliamentarians at conference in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 19 April 2012
The importance of a credible code of ethics for parliamentarians in building trust in democracy was highlighted at a conference held in Tbilisi by the Parliament of Georgia and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 19 April 2012...
OSCE media representative condemns violence against Azerbaijani journalists
Publishing date: 18 April 2012
VIENNA, 18 April 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the attack on Idrak Abbasov and other Azerbaijani journalists and urged the authorities to bring those responsible to justice...
Ministers in Vienna adopt declaration on border security in Central Asia, agree to further enhance border management co-operation
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
Participants of the 10th Conference of the Central Asia Border Security Initiative (CABSI) held in Vienna adopted a Ministerial Declaration on 17 April 2012...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports negotiation training for Interior Ministry special forces
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan helped organize a training course on negotiating with terrorists for the release of hostages, for special forces staff of the Interior Ministry from 4 to 12 April 2012...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses minorities and regional security in Tashkent
Publishing date: 17 April 2012
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek visited Uzbekistan on 11 and 12 April 2012...