News and press releases

International human rights standards guaranteeing the freedom of peaceful assembly and good assembly policing practices were the focus of a train-the-trainer workshop for representatives of Ukrainian law enforcement training institutions and police, which took place in Kyiv from 27 to 31 August 2018. The training was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo concluded a five-day ‘train-the-trainer’ course on identification of domestic violence for community policing units. The course was held from 27 to 31 August 2018 at the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety in Vushtrri/Vučitrn...

VIENNA, 30 August 2018- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today issued his strong condemnation of a shooting with automatic weaponry at the family home of News 24 TV channel journalist Klodiana Lala in Albania.

The situation of human rights defenders in Montenegro was the main topic of discussion during a roundtable event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 30 August 2018 in Podgorica. The event brought together 37 participants (23 women and 14 men) from

Representatives of government institutions and public organizations discussed topical issues of migration and the role of the OSCE in migration governance at an OSCE-organized roundtable discussion that took place in Ashgabat from 29 to 30 August 2018...

A two-day seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on how to develop a module on freedom of expression for journalism faculties in Turkmenistan concluded on 29 August 2018. It brought together journalism instructors, representatives of national media and officials from relevant institutions

An OSCE-supported two-day regional workshop on operating Special Economic Zones (SEZs) concluded in Aktau, Kazakhstan on 29 August 2018.