News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albania's elections active and competitive, but mistrust between political forces tainted the environment, international observers say
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
TIRANA, 24 June 2013 – Albania's parliamentary elections on 23 June were competitive with active citizen participation throughout the campaign and genuine respect for fundamental freedoms. However, the atmosphere of mistrust between the two main political forces tainted the electoral environment and challenged the administration of the entire electoral process, international observers said in a statement today.
OSCE trains Tajik counter-terrorism teams in VIP protection
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
A ten-day field training course for Interior Ministry counter-terrorism teams on VIP protection, facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, concluded on 19 June 2013 in the central district of Garm...
Iceland parliamentary elections pluralistic and transparent, says OSCE/ODIHR final report, recommends measures to strengthen legal framework
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
The 27 April 2013 parliamentary elections in Iceland were conducted in a pluralistic and transparent manner, but certain aspects of the electoral legal framework could benefit from further review, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) says in its final report, which was released on 24 June 2013...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police trainer development
Publishing date: 24 June 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje is organizing a training course on curriculum design for 15 police trainers from 24 to 28 June 2013...
International election observer mission in Albania to hold press conference on Monday
Publishing date: 21 June 2013
TIRANA, 21 June 2013 – The international observers monitoring the parliamentary elections in Albania will present their preliminary post-election statement at a news conference on Monday, 24 June, in Tirana.
OSCE trains civil society activists on data journalism
Publishing date: 20 June 2013
On 20 June 2013, civil society activists completed a four-day training course on data journal-ism and information activism in Sarajevo...
OSCE supports Afghan-Central Asia co-operation to fight drugs trade
Publishing date: 20 June 2013
Five senior Afghan law enforcement officials attended a two-day study visit on fighting drugs trafficking from 20 to 21 June 2013 in Tashkent. The visit was organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan...