News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
More women leaders and stronger political commitment needed to combat human trafficking, say participants at ODIHR event
Publishing date: 15 May 2012
The need for more women leaders and a stronger political commitment by states to combat trafficking in human beings was highlighted at an OSCE event “Political leadership: Who can speak for the victims of trafficking?”, held on 15 May 2012...
OSCE Border Management Staff College co-organizes seminar on cross-border conflicts
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
DUSHANBE, 14 May 2012- A seminar on managing, resolving and preventing conflicts at borders for senior border officials and researchers from Central Asia, Western and Eastern Europe and North America started at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) in Dushanbe today...
Efthymiou, Saakashvili, Bakradze promote economic co-operation in Georgia
Publishing date: 14 May 2012
BATUMI, Georgia, 12 May 2012 – Regional co-operation on economic development is not only sound fiscal policy but key to peace and security, parliamentary and government leaders said today at the opening of a major economic conference in Georgia...
OSCE media representative сoncerned by detention of journalists, cyber attacks on media websites in Russia
Publishing date: 10 May 2012
VIENNA, 10 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today over the indiscriminate detention of journalists reporting on street protests in Moscow and recent cyber attacks on Russian media websites...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by Croatian public broadcaster HRT practice to silence critical journalists
Publishing date: 8 May 2012
VIENNA, 8 May 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was very concerned that HRT, the Croatian Public Service Broadcaster, would dismiss journalists critical of the media freedom situation in Croatia...
Serbia’s elections open and highly competitive, additional transparency needed
Publishing date: 7 May 2012
BELGRADE, 7 May 2012 – Serbia’s parliamentary and early presidential elections on 6 May took place in an open and competitive environment, but additional efforts are needed to improve the transparency of the election process and the functioning of the media, international observers said in a statement issued today...
OSCE Centre organizes lectures on modern media for journalism students in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 May 2012
ASHGABAT, 5 May 2012 – Thirty students from the Institute of International Relations of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan successfully completed an OSCE-supported series of lectures on media in the modern world and genres of contemporary international journalism in Ashgabat today...