News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson shocked by murders of NGO representatives in Chechnya
Publishing date: 13 August 2009
ATHENS, 13 August 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today she was appalled by the killing of the leader of a Chechen aid group and her husband...
Imprisonment of journalist violates Kazakhstan's commitments, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 August 2009
VIENNA, 11 August 2009- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today that the three-year prison term handed down to Ramazan Yesergepov violated international standards and OSCE commitments on media freedom...
A year after conflict, Georgia still needs stability, OSCE Chairperson says
Publishing date: 6 August 2009
ATHENS, 6 August 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today she was concerned about tensions in the areas affected by the August 2008 conflict in Georgia and called on all sides to refrain from actions...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over journalist's sentence in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 5 August 2009
VIENNA, 5 August 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, urged Uzbekistan's authorities today to review the case of journalist Dilmurod Saidov (pen name Saiid), who was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison...
OSCE Chairperson strongly condemns killing of Russian journalist and human rights defender Natalia Estemirova
Publishing date: 16 July 2009
ATHENS, 16 July 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, expressed profound shock today about the killing of Russian journalist and human rights defender Natalia Estemirova.
Corfu informal meeting of OSCE foreign ministers begins
Publishing date: 27 June 2009
CORFU, 27 June 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, urged OSCE foreign ministers to engage in a frank and open dialogue on the present and future of European security at the start of an informal meeting today...
Restoring dialogue in Georgia, border management and gender and comprehensive security focus of OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 25 June 2009
VIENNA, 25 June 2009- The latest OSCE Magazine, now available online and in print, highlights some of the complex areas in which the Greek Chairmanship has been engaged over the past half a year, including efforts to restore dialogue in Georgia...