News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported environmental awareness activities in Armenia held on the occasion of World Ozone Day
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Discussion on environmental issues, training courses and educational tours for schoolchildren were among the activities held on 15-17 September 2016 in Khosrov State Reserve to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer...
OSCE representative condemns setting reporter’s car on fire in Cyprus
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
WARSAW, 20 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned the setting ablaze of a reporter’s car in Nicosia, Cyprus...
Border and customs officers trained on border inspections at regional OSCE-supported event in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
An OSCE-supported workshop for 20 border guards and customs officers from Central Asian countries on border inspection ethics and public service standards began on 20 September 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE presents concept for legal education reform in Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 September 2016
An OSCE-supported concept for legal education reform in Ukraine was presented to parliamentarians, legal professionals, law students and representatives of lawyers associations at an event held on 14 September 2016 in Kyiv...
At OSCE event, lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss how to better serve clients’ needs after litigation
Publishing date: 19 September 2016
On 16 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a year-long series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 35 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the execution of court decisions and the details needed to keep their clients informed...
Confiscation of journalists’ equipment in Prishtinë/Priština reason for concern, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović expressed serious concern about the reported confiscation of equipment and deletion of recorded footage taken by Russian journalist Oksana Sazonova and Ukrainian journalist Sergey Belous in Prishtinë/Priština...
Death threats against journalists in Serbia must be investigated and their safety ensured, says OSCE Representative
Publishing date: 16 September 2016
VIENNA, 16 September 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on Serbian authorities to fully investigate acts of intimidation and threats directed at several journalists...