News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Central Asian Youth Network participants travel to Vienna to learn about OSCE
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
Five Central Asian university students completed a two-day visit to Vienna on 8 November 2012 during which they learned about the OSCE and its activities...
OSCE presents recommendations for central civil and voter registry in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
DUSHANBE, 8 November 2012 –The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today presented members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) and representatives of the Interior and Justice Ministries, political parties, civil society and international organizations with the conclusions of an assessment on establishing a modern voter and civil registry in Tajikistan...
OSCE meeting addresses challenges and good practices on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
VIENNA, 8 November – Governments should welcome new technologies as an important means to facilitate, protect and promote the fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and association, civil society participants said at the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting, which opened today in Vienna...
Journalists’ safety key challenge to free speech online and offline, says OSCE media freedom representative at Baku Internet conference
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at the seventh UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in Baku on 7 November 2012, said that safety of journalists, bloggers and media activists is one of the main challenges to both a free press and freedom of expression on the Internet...
OSCE-supported ENVSEC initiative discusses progress of environmental and security projects in Central Asia
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
A regional coordination meeting of the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) for Central Asia to discuss ongoing projects in the region and future steps concluded on 8 November 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE, Council of Europe, European Commission representatives highlight importance of media freedom in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
At the end of a meeting with the Azerbaijani media in Baku on 7 November 2012 on the safety of journalists, Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and Neelie Kroes, a Vice-President of European Commission, stated that they stand ready to support progress in Azerbaijan in the field of securing the right to freedom of expression and media freedom, both offline and online...
Despite a highly polarized campaign and concerns over the role of unlimited private campaign funding, the 6 November 2012 general elections demonstrated the U.S. commitment to democracy
Publishing date: 8 November 2012
WASHINGTON, 8 November 2012-- The 6 November 2012 elections in the United States were yet another demonstration of the country’s commitment to democracy, international observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly reported in a statement released today in Washington...