News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative welcomes arrests following murder of journalist in Serbia, praises police swift action
Publishing date: 20 June 2016
VIENNA, 20 June 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the arrests of three people for the murder of radio journalist Luka Popov in Serbia...
OSCE supports summer school in Kazakhstan for water and land resources management
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
An OSCE-supported summer school session on methods and tools for the assessment and monitoring of Central Asian water and land resources concluded on 17 June 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE/ODIHR and OSCE Presence in Albania co-organize 2016 Annual Trial Monitoring Meeting in Tirana
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
Around 50 representatives, including 25 women, from 26 non-governmental organizations and seven OSCE field operations exchanged experiences in trial monitoring at a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence in Albania from 15 to 17 June 2016 in Tirana.
OSCE/ODIHR event at European Parliament highlights role of civil society coalitions in responding to anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
The role of civil society coalitions in addressing anti-Semitism was the focus of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in co-operation with the European Parliament’s Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI), on 16 and 17 June 2016 in Brussels.
Statement by OSCE PA President Kanerva on the murder of British MP Jo Cox
Publishing date: 17 June 2016
COPENHAGEN, 17 June 2016 – In response to yesterday's murder of Jo Cox, a member of the British House of Commons, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland), issued the following statement...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier visits Albania, reiterates support for Albanian institutions and its citizens
Publishing date: 16 June 2016
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Tirana on 14 June 2016, where he expressed the OSCE’s commitment to a long-term partnership and support for Albania’s institutions and its citizens...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes continued efforts to end impunity and strengthen self-regulation in Montenegro
Publishing date: 15 June 2016
PODGORICA, 15 June 2016 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed revived initiatives by authorities in Montenegro to improve journalists’ safety, and continued efforts by the media community to improve media professionalism and self-regulation in the country...