News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament representatives on legislative process and parliamentary control
Publishing date: 27 September 2011
BISHKEK, 27 September 2011 – A two-day OSCE-supported workshop on legislative process in the Parliament and control of legislation implementation started today in Bishkek...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports training on access to information
Publishing date: 27 September 2011
TASHKENT, 27 September 2011 – The second round in a series of training sessions for officials in the information services of state agencies and public organizations started in Tashkent today...
Media freedom representative urges governments to keep Internet free, protect journalists against violence
Publishing date: 26 September 2011
The Internet has fundamentally changed societies for the better and should remain free, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, as she addressed diplomats and representatives of human rights non-governmental organizations at the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 26 September 2011
VIENNA, 26 September 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 26 September. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
North Africa events highlight link between democracy and security, say speakers at opening of OSCE human rights conference
Publishing date: 26 September 2011
WARSAW, 26 September 2011 – Events in North Africa featured prominently at the opening of this year’s OSCE human rights conference in Warsaw today, with speakers calling the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and other developments in the region a reminder of the importance of respecting human rights for ensuring stability and security...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports community policing training
Publishing date: 26 September 2011
Some 50 police officers from 27 regional police directorates will be trained in community policing principles during a two- week course for Community Liaison Officers, in Vrnjacka Banja from 26 September to 7 October 2011. The OSCE Mission to Serbia is holding the event together with the Interior Ministry...
OSCE Centre trains interior ministry troops at Kambar-Ata 2 hydropower station
Publishing date: 26 September 2011