News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative calls on UK authorities not to extradite WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange to the US, ahead of Monday’s hearing
Publishing date: 23 February 2020
VIENNA, 23 February 2020 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, expressed his concern today at the potential extradition of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange, ahead of his hearing on 24 February.
OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre staff participate in international conference in Berlin on gender-responsive approaches to small arms control
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
Staff from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre participated in the conference on “Gender Equal Arms Control: Towards Bullet-Proof Inclusion”, organized in Berlin by the German Foreign Office jointly with the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies on 20 and 21 February 2020...
Verification of identity and identification of forged documents focus of OSCE-supported training course for Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
A five-day training course on the identification of forged documents and verification of persons’ identities for members of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded on 21 February 2020 in Sarajevo. The event was organized jointly by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Mission to BiH...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports fourth RYCO advisory board meeting
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported the fourth meeting of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) Advisory Board on 20 February 2020 in Podgorica. The aim of the meeting was to review RYCO’s work from 2019 and its plans for 2020.
OSCE supports co-operation of police investigators in Central Asia on combating trafficking in new psychoactive substances facilitated by Darkweb and the use of cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
A five-day training course on developing co-operation among law enforcement agencies in combating the spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) facilitated by the Darkweb concluded on 21 February 2020 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Model OSCE conference for youth started in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 February 2020
The four-day Model OSCE conference for youth started today, 20 February 2020, at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan. Thirty-five participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan involving Masters and PhD students as well as young professionals took part in the conference.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro and Centre for Monitoring and Research meet to discuss electoral integrity and possibilities for co-operation
Publishing date: 19 February 2020
A meeting on 17 February 2020 in Podgorica between Zlatko Vujović, chair of the governing board, Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) and Darko Brajović, National Programme Officer, OSCE Mission concluded that both national and international observers have an important role in the electoral process to enhance citizens’ confidence in elections and safeguard transparency.