News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission trains police on good practices in transferring arrested persons to and from Kosovo
Publishing date: 22 August 2014
A five-day advanced training course organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for ten members of the Police Close Protection Unit on good practices in the transfer of arrested persons wanted by Kosovo or other jurisdictions, concluded in Lipjan/Lipljan on 22 August 2014...
OSCE representative calls on Russian authorities to fight impunity and ensure journalists’ safety following attack on journalist in Dagestan
Publishing date: 21 August 2014
VIENNA, 21 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today called on the authorities in the Russian Federation to ensure journalists’ safety following yesterday’s attack on journalist Magomed Khanmagomedov in Dagestan...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates equipment to Interior Ministry as part of project to assess organized crime threat
Publishing date: 20 August 2014
The OSCE Mission to Skopje donated six computers to the Interior Ministry on 20 August 2014 as part of a project to improve the capacity of Criminal Investigation Directorates in the host country, Montenegro and Serbia to strategically analyse and assess the threat posed by organized crime...
Journalists’ safety remains biggest media freedom challenge in Ukraine, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 20 August 2014
VIENNA, 20 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today denounced recent attacks on members of the media in different regions of Ukraine...
OSCE representative calls on US law enforcement authorities to investigate arrests of reporters covering Ferguson demonstrations
Publishing date: 19 August 2014
VIENNA, 19 August 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today urged U.S. law enforcement authorities to respect the right of media to cover public events without undue restraints in light of the arrest of three more journalists reporting on civil disturbances in Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri...
“Once the water recedes”- OSCE documentary raises awareness of flood disaster aftermath in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
A new short film featuring first-hand accounts of the devastating floods in May 2014 and immediate responses at several sites across Bosnia and Herzegovina was released by the OSCE Mission to BiH on 18 August 2014. The documentary, “Once the water recedes: The 2014 floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the aftermath of a natural disaster”, highlights the shortcomings and struggles in the wake of the floods...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports annual Pamir Invest Forum to promote investment and regional trade
Publishing date: 18 August 2014
The annual Pamir Invest Forum, bringing together more than 160 participants from across the country, and Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, was held in Khorog on 15 and 16 August 2014, with the support of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, and focused on domestic and foreign investment opportunities, tourism and regional co-operation...