News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about blocking of news website in Mongolia
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
VIENNA, 10 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about the blocking of the news website Amjilt.com in Mongolia...
Ukraine in focus in OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities’ second statement to Permanent Council
Publishing date: 10 July 2014
In her second statement to the Permanent Council on 10 July 2014, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors focused on aspects of the crisis in Ukraine related to her mandate...
High Commissioner on National Minorities expresses concern over future of Latin-script schools in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 9 July 2014
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors, on a trip to Chisinau and Tiraspol on 7 and 8 July 2014, expressed her concern that schools teaching in the Latin-script could face closure by the authorities in Tiraspol if an agreement is not reached before the start of the next school year on 1 September...
OSCE Presence in Albania launches project against child trafficking and exploitation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
The OSCE Presence in Albania presented on 7 July 2014 a project against child trafficking and exploitation...
OSCE representative condemns attack on editorial office of Vesti newspaper in Kyiv, calls for swift and thorough investigation
Publishing date: 8 July 2014
VIENNA, 8 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned a recent attack on the editorial office of the Vesti newspaper in Kyiv...
OSCE and UN co-operation in security sector governance and reform discussed at joint conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Co-operation between the OSCE and the United Nations in security sector governance and reform (SSG/R) was the topic of a conference that took place in Vienna on 7 July 2014. The conference was jointly organized by the OSCE and the UN and co-hosted by Switzerland and Slovakia...
OSCE representative condemns jailing of bloggers in Azerbaijan, calls on authorities to stop silencing free voices
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
VIENNA, 7 July 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that she was deeply worried about lengthy prison sentences handed down to two bloggers in Azerbaijan...