News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairperson, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister discuss presidential election
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
VILNIUS, 5 April 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today discussed Kazakhstan's 3 April presidential elections with Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev...
OSCE media freedom representative says Belarus government should stop harassment of journalists
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
VIENNA, 5 April 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, said today she is concerned about persistent reports that pressure is mounting against domestic and foreign journalists in Belarus...
OSCE Ambassadors visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan to discuss transnational threats
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
A group of 17 OSCE Ambassadors arrived in Dushanbe on 4 April 2011 for a week-long trip to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to familiarize themselves with how the Organization addresses transnational threats in the region. They visited the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and met with top government officials, including President Emomali Rakhmon and Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi, and civil society representatives working in areas relevant to comprehensive security...
OSCE Centre supports newsletter to provide information to communities in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 April 2011 – A newsletter supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to provide reliable information to people living in southern Kyrgyzstan was presented at a news conference in Osh today...
ODIHR moves into new premises
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
ODIHR moved into the Mlodziejowski Palace at Miodowa 10 in Warsaw’s Old Town on 4 April 2011...
OSCE Mission completes monitoring of elections for High Judicial Council and State Prosecutors’ Council
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
The OSCE Mission to Serbia observed the 3 and 23 March elections for six seats on the High Judicial Council and State Prosecutors’ Council, respectively, as part of its support for these bodies, which are important pillars of judicial independence...
Reforms necessary for holding democratic elections in Kazakhstan have yet to materialize, observers say
Publishing date: 4 April 2011
ASTANA, 4 April 2011 – Yesterday’s presidential vote in Kazakhstan revealed similar shortcomings as those noted in previous elections in the country, international observers said in a statement issued today. They noted that reforms necessary for holding genuine democratic elections have yet to materialize...