News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General meets civil society representatives in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 9 July 2012
During his official visit to Azerbaijan, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier had a meeting with civil society representatives in Baku on 8 July 2012, to discuss ongoing work and challenges in economic, environmental, as well as human rights-related fields...
Effective prosecution of hate crimes focus of ODIHR event for prosecutors
Publishing date: 6 July 2012
The effective prosecution of hate crimes was the theme of a meeting and pilot training session organized for 25 prosecutors from across the OSCE region by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 5 and 6 July 2012...
OSCE supports states to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
OSCE support to participating States to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a security dialogue held at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 4 July 2012...
OSCE media freedom representative regrets fine imposed on journalist in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 July 2012
VIENNA, 4 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, regretted today a Kyrgyzstan court decision to fine journalist Vladimir Farafonov...
Speech should not be criminalized, says OSCE media freedom representative following sentencing of Lithuanian journalist
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
VIENNA, 2 July 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed her concern over a Vilnius court decision sentencing Dainius Radzevičius, the Chair of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, to a criminal fine for defamation...
European Union, Council of Europe and OSCE/ODIHR launch three regional projects to improve situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 2 July 2012
The European Union, the Council of Europe and the OSCE/ODIHR jointly launched three projects to promote minority integration in the Western Balkans at an event in Budva, Montenegro, which took place from 27 to 29 June 2012...
OSCE Centre promotes education for sustainable development in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 June 2012
A regional training course on education for sustainable development was held from 28 to 30 June 2012 in Almaty. The event was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Government of Switzerland...