News and press releases

Kyrgyzstan’s state officials, religious leaders, civil society and media representatives gathered in Bishkek on 20 September 2013 for an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the legal and practical aspects of safeguarding the freedom of religion or belief in the Kyrgyz Republic...

Some ten youngsters of different ethnic backgrounds together with representatives of Kumanovo municipality will discuss mechanisms how youth problems should be better addressed and actions jointly planned at an OSCE-supported seminar taking place in Mavrovo from 20 to 22 September...

Are we ready to deal with potential future shocks such as terrorism, cybercrime, drugs, human trafficking, increased migration and climate change? And how can regional organizations contribute? This is the key question for a panel discussion at the Yalta Annual Meeting in Crimea, Ukraine, on 20 September 2013, in which OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier will take part...

Mongolia’s presidential election on 26 June 2013 was characterized by a competitive campaign and respect for fundamental freedoms, but further efforts are required to address gaps and inconsistencies in the legal framework, concludes the final report by election observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, cautioned that more must be done to enforce existing laws against human trafficking across the OSCE region in her testimony before the U.S. Helsinki Commission on 17 September 2013...

TIRANA, 18 September 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today stressed the need to reform the public broadcaster and ensure independence of the broadcast regulator in Albania. During a two-day official visit, she also urged the new government to fully decriminalize defamation, ensure access to information and move forward on digitalization of the broadcast media...

More than 30 young civil society leaders and professionals from Central Asia and Afghanistan are taking part in a nine-day Central Asian Leadership Programme training on the environment and sustainable development, which began in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 16 September 2013...