News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine launches journalists’ competition on responsible journalism and professional ethics
Publishing date: 17 May 2011
KYIV, 17 May 2011- A nationwide contest for journalists on professional ethics, standards and responsible journalism is launched today by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) and the country’s Journalism Ethics Commission...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
VIENNA, 16 May 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 16 May. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
Regional stability in focus as OSCE Chairperson visits Tajikistan
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
DUSHANBE, 16 May 2011 – The OSCE is working intensively to support Tajikistan in strengthening the management and security of its border with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, said today during a visit to Dushanbe...
OSCE human rights office launches new hate crimes training programme for law enforcement officers
Publishing date: 13 May 2011
VIENNA, 13 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today launched a new training programme aimed at building the capacity of law enforcement personnel in participating States to prevent and respond to hate crimes...
OSCE Centre supports ethics training for journalists in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 10 May 2011 – A training course on ethics and international standards of journalism for young Kyrgyz-language journalists started today in Karakol...
OSCE Centre supports public broadcasting development in Kyrgyzstan with study tours to Lithuania and Georgia
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
An eight-member delegation from Kyrgyzstan are in Vilnius as part of an initiative supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan to develop Kyrgyzstan’s public broadcasting service (PBS)...
Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but political parties acted irresponsibly, observers say
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
TIRANA, 10 May 2011 – Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but took place in an environment of high polarization and mistrust between governmental parties and the opposition, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...