News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about increasing pressure on media in Azerbaijan following online defamation provisions
Publishing date: 15 May 2013
WARSAW, 15 May 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed deep concern about the increasingly hostile situation for the media in Azerbaijan following moves to extend the criminalization of defamation to the Internet...
OSCE Mission presents report on implementation of legislation on civil society and public sector co-operation in Montenegro
Publishing date: 15 May 2013
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented a 2012 annual report on how the authorities have implemented legislation that relates to their co-operation with civil society on 14 May 2013 in Podgorica...
ODIHR reviews Armenia’s draft Criminal Procedure Code
Publishing date: 14 May 2013
The draft Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia generally complies with international standards, although certain provisions could benefit from further consideration, concludes an opinion published by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 14 May 2013...
OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian Defence Minister
Publishing date: 13 May 2013
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Slovenian Defence Minister, Roman Jakič, on 13 May 2013 in Vienna...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps train police instructors on correct use of police baton
Publishing date: 13 May 2013
The OSCE Mission and the Embassy of France in Skopje are organizing a course for police trainers on the correct use of police batons, starting on 13 May 2013...
OSCE trains police on information security in Armenia
Publishing date: 13 May 2013
Some 30 police cadets and representatives of law enforcement bodies started a two-week training course on information security on 13 May 2013, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan at the Police Academy of Armenia...
OSCE Office trains young politicians in Azerbaijan on organization, communication skills
Publishing date: 13 May 2013
The OSCE Office in Baku conducted a three-day train-the-trainers seminar on political party development for youth wings of political parties in Azerbaijan. Some 20 young people attended the event, which took place from 10 to 12 May 2013...