News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
‘Fight against drugs: don’t get hooked!’- project by OSCE Mission to Montenegro, law enforcement institutions and civil society
Publishing date: 20 February 2013
Interim results of an OSCE-supported project on “Raising Awareness on the Latest Psychoactive Substances”, aimed at informing police investigators about the development of the illegal drugs market and ways to identify substances that can be alternatives to controlled drugs, were presented on 18 February 2013 in Podgorica...
OSCE Mission trains lawyers in Kosovo on hate crimes
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
The last of a series of six workshops on the identification and handling of hate crime cases for the members of the Kosovo Chamber of Advocates concluded on 14 February 2013 in Prizren...
OSCE/ODIHR presents recommendations on October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
A team from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) visited Kyiv from 11 to 14 February 2013 to present the final report of the Election Observation Mission for the 28 October 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine...
OSCE Centre trains border guards in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
An OSCE-organized training on document security for Kazakhstan’s Border Service staff began on 14 February 2013 in the southern city of Shymkent...
Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova discusses decentralization, human rights in Ştefan-Vodă
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Jennifer Brush, visited the city of Ştefan-Vodă in the south-eastern part of the country, including Olanesti village close to the Ukrainian border, on 13 February 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for inclusive dialogue at Internet freedom conference in Vienna
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
VIENNA, 14 February 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called for an open and inclusive discussion on the challenges of Internet freedom as she opened the Internet 2013 conference in Vienna...
Winners of OSCE-supported media award promoting women announced in Yerevan
Publishing date: 14 February 2013
Thirty-one journalists were awarded for their media pieces promoting the activities of women in the political, social and economic fields. The winners were announced at the 5th Na/Ne annual awards ceremony in Yerevan on 13 February 2013. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the British Council and the British Embassy in Yerevan...