News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman shocked by murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Publishing date: 7 October 2006
BRUSSELS, 7 October 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed profound shock today about the news of the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. "I condemn the murder...
International observers for municipal elections to hold press conference in Tbilisi on Friday
Publishing date: 5 October 2006
TBILISI, 5 October 2006- International observers for the 5 October municipal elections in Georgia will hold a press conference in Tbilisi tomorrow. Ambassador Geert Ahrens...
OSCE Office facilitates discussion on media self-regulation in Armenia
Publishing date: 25 September 2006
YEREVAN, 25 September 2006- Media accountability, best practices regarding self-regulation mechanisms, particularly for public broadcasters were discussed at a meeting that took place in Yerevan over the weekend. It brought together...
OSCE Centre helps ensure broad media coverage of Tajikistan presidential election campaign
Publishing date: 18 September 2006
DUSHANBE, 18 September 2006- Providing balanced and diverse information on all presidential candidates and their campaigns to help voters make well-informed choices is the aim of an OSCE-sponsored online election portal launched today on...
OSCE Office concerned over cases of violence and intimidation against journalists in Armenia
Publishing date: 12 September 2006
YEREVAN, 12 September 2006- The OSCE Office in Yerevan issued the following statement today: "The OSCE Office in Yerevan is deeply concerned over recent incidents of violence and intimidation against local journalists which...
OSCE media freedom representative asks Azerbaijan's president to help stop new wave of prosecution of journalists, urges legal reform
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
VIENNA, 4 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has expressed concern over recent cases of prosecution of journalists in Azerbaijan and proposed a legal reform as a way out of the situation. In a letter...
OSCE Office concerned about violations of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 4 September 2006
BAKU, 4 September 2006- A report on Azerbaijan's adherence to the principle of presumption of innocence suggests that journalists, police officers, prosecutors and judges often treat suspicion of guilt and proof of criminal behaviour as...