News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative, on World Press Freedom Day, calls on participating States to ensure safety of journalists
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
ISTANBUL, 3 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, marked World Press Freedom Day today by urging all 56 OSCE participating States to do more to curb violence against journalists and ensure a safe work environment for the media...
OSCE Presence holds seminars on election reporting ahead of local elections in Albania
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
A series of training seminars on election reporting, organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania for journalists in four regions of the country, took place in April...
‘Post-conflict rehabilitation: stabilization, reconstruction and peacebuilding’ focus of OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
Lithuania's OSCE Chairmanship, with the support of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, is hosting a workshop in Vienna on the post-conflict rehabilitation capacity of the Organization. The event is the second in a series of expert meetings on early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation taking place under the “V[ienna] to V[ilnius] Dialogue”...
Statement by OSCE Mission in Kosovo on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 May 2011 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Edward P. Joseph made the following statement today ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May...
Threats to journalists cannot be tolerated, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
VILNIUS, 2 May 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, called for OSCE states to do more to protect journalists...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VIENNA, 29 April 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 29 April. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Morocco
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VILNIUS, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned yesterday’s attack in Marrakesh and expressed his condolences following series of explosions that killed and injured several people...