News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative calls for pardon of journalist imprisoned in Serbia
Publishing date: 2 August 2012
VIENNA, 2 August 2012 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today called upon Serbia’s president, Tomislav Nikolić, to pardon journalist Laszlo Szasz, following his imprisonment for insult...
OSCE trains Transdniestrian lawyers on European Court of Human Rights
Publishing date: 1 August 2012
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event on the European Court of Human Rights for 25 lawyers, civil society representatives and journalists from Transdniestria from 27 to 29 July 2012...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Serbia’s elections notes respect for fundamental freedoms, recommends steps to further enhance transparency of election process
Publishing date: 31 July 2012
The final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Serbia’s parliamentary and early presidential elections, held on 6 and 20 May 2012, concludes that they were characterized by a respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, and offers recommendations on enhancing the transparency of the election process...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports summer school for law students in Ukraine
Publishing date: 29 July 2012
Thirty law school students selected through an open competition are taking part in a summer school supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) that started on 29 July 2012 in Zakarpattia region...
OSCE media representative asks Tajikistan to unblock YouTube and to ensure free flow of information
Publishing date: 27 July 2012
VIENNA, 27 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, called on the government of Tajikistan today to unblock video sharing website YouTube and ensure the free flow and access to information...
OSCE/ODIHR report finds May elections in Greece administered efficiently and impartially, recommends improvements to campaign finance regulations
Publishing date: 27 July 2012
Greece’s early parliamentary elections on 6 May were administered efficiently and impartially in a competitive and open manner, despite tight deadlines and an adverse economic background, concludes the OSCE/ODIHR final report...
Moldova’s automated election-management system has potential but needs more work, ODIHR says
Publishing date: 26 July 2012
An automated information system Moldova is introducing to help administer elections could become a powerful management tool but improvements are necessary, according to an assessment by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented in Chisinau on 26 July 2012...