News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes release of journalists in Azerbaijan, calls for all journalists to be freed
Publishing date: 28 December 2012
VIENNA, 28 December 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today welcomed the release from prison of two convicted journalists and a blogger...
OSCE, Montenegro’s union of municipalities recognize best practices in local self-government
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
Local governments using innovative ways to deliver services received the “Best Practices in Local Government in Montenegro 2012” awards in a ceremony held by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Union of Municipalities in Podgorica on 21 December 2012...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office offers condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 December 2012
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore, extended his condolences to the families of those killed in the crash of a military plane near Shymkent in southern Kazakhstan on 25 December 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Georgia’s parliamentary elections recommends measures to enhance legislative framework
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
The parliamentary elections in Georgia on 1 October marked an important step in consolidating the conduct of democratic elections in line with OSCE commitments, although certain key issues remain to be addressed, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
OSCE Mission trains Kosovo police on child protection
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
A two-week training course organized by the OSCE Mission on child protection and prevention of juvenile delinquency for 13 police officers concluded on 21 December 2012 at the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...
OSCE Mission to Skopje completes “Stop Sports Violence” project
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
From 19 October to 14 December 2012, the OSCE Mission to Skopje organized a volleyball tournament between students of eleven secondary schools as part of a project to prevent sports violence in the cities of Tetovo and Gostivar, in the western part of the country...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan officials in hostage negotiation
Publishing date: 21 December 2012
A two-week training course on hostage negotiation for the personnel of Kyrgyzstan’s relevant state agencies ended in Bishkek on 21 December 2012. The course was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Antiterrorism Centre of the State Committee on National Security...