News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Actions must be taken to ensure journalists’ safety and end impunity, OSCE Representative says at European Federation of Journalists Annual Meeting in Moscow
Publishing date: 21 November 2014
MOSCOW, 21 November 2014 – Ensuring journalists’ safety and breaking the cycle of impunity remain the biggest challenges to overcome for free media, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today in a keynote speech at the European Federation of Journalists’ Annual Meeting “Journalism in Times of Conflict: Impunity, Safety & Ethics”, at Moscow’s Central House of Journalists...
OSCE Centre supports discussion on new criminal justice model in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 November 2014
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the implementation of the action plan for the transition to a new model of the criminal and administrative justice took place on 21 November 2014 in Almaty...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports youth participation in democratic life
Publishing date: 20 November 2014
Empowering youth participation in democratic life is the focus of a seminar supported by the OSCE Mission to Skopje that will take place from 20 to 22 November 2014, in Bitola...
OSCE Mission to Moldova organizes capacity-building event for civil society organizations from both banks of the river
Publishing date: 19 November 2014
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized on 13-15 November a seminar for civil society representatives from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, on establishing and developing partnerships with local authorities, media and businesses...
OSCE Centre supports seminar in Kazakhstan on social, economic and cultural rights
Publishing date: 19 November 2014
An OSCE-supported training seminar focusing on international standards for economic, social and cultural rights and their implementation in national policies began on 19 October 2014 in Aktobe, western Kazakhstan...
Participants of OSCE conference in Kosovo pledge to improve regional co-operation on combating organized crime and transnational threats
Publishing date: 19 November 2014
A conference organized by the OSCE Mission and Kosovo Police for law enforcement officers, government representatives, and academics from Western Balkans, Turkey and several EU countries on combating organized crime and transnational threats concluded on 18 November 2014 in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Turkey’s presidential elections recommends ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates
Publishing date: 18 November 2014
Introducing amendments to ensure clearer and more comprehensive electoral legislation, along with measures to increase trust and public confidence in the election administration, are among the main recommendations in the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 10 August 2014 presidential election in Turkey.