News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports dialogue on fight against organized crime in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 May 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with the State Academy of Law under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, organized a two-day conference on 15 and 16 May 2014 in Bishkek on the fight against organized crime...
Prosecution of journalists in Azerbaijan continues to erode free media says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
VIENNA, 15 May 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was outraged by the lengthy prison sentence handed down to journalist Parviz Hashimli, yet more proof of the deteriorating Azerbaijani media freedom environment...
OSCE Centre and ODIHR support Supreme Court of Kazakhstan in strengthening judicial independence
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Centre in Astana shared experience from other OSCE participating States at a roundtable discussion in Astana on 15 May 2014 on devising effective mechanisms to strengthen the independence of the national judicial system.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek, State Finance Intelligence Service launch project on combatting money laundering, terrorism financing
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and the State Finance Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) on 15 May 2014 in Bishkek signed an agreement on the launch of a joint project on combatting money laundering and terrorism financing...
OSCE/ODIHR training course in Moldova highlights importance of including women in conflict resolution
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
A two-day training course for national ministry representatives on UN Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, highlighting the importance of including women in peace processes and conflict resolution, was held on 13 and 14 May 2014, in Chisinau...
Women should be fully and broadly involved in efforts to counter violent extremism and terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
The OSCE and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) concluded on 14 May 2014 in Istanbul a joint workshop on women’s roles in countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism. More than 20 speakers, including women members of national parliaments, women’s rights advocates and community leaders, shared their experience and insights with participants from governments and civil society from across the world...
OSCE/ODIHR discusses final report on parliamentary elections with Icelandic authorities
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
Elections experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) met with a delegation from the Icelandic Ministry of the Interior in Warsaw on 14 May 2014 to discuss ODIHR Election Assessment Mission’s final report for the 2013 parliamentary elections in Iceland.