News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports jazz workshops in Transdniestria
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
Students of the Rubinstein Musical College in Tiraspol could enjoy jamming with world class jazz musicians in the framework of a workshop, supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova on 21 September 2012...
Competition limited in Belarus elections as many democratic rights not respected, international observers say
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
MINSK, 24 September 2012 – Many OSCE commitments on citizen’s democratic rights to associate, to stand as candidates and to express themselves freely were not respected in yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Belarus, concluded the international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)...
No security without respect for human rights and democracy, say speakers at OSCE conference
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
WARSAW, 24 September 2012 – Governments have to respect universal values of democracy and human rights in practice for there to be any stable system of security, speakers said at the opening of this year’s OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje helps police officers improve basic training
Publishing date: 24 September 2012
Some 24 police officers taking part in an OSCE-supported course which started on 24 September 2012 in Skopje will learn how to better evaluate and improve the quality of basic training...
OSCE helps train civil society representatives in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 21 September 2012
ASHGABAT, 23 September 2012 – The fourth in a series of OSCE seminars to help civil society representatives in Turkmenistan’s regions improve their skills to manage projects, mainstream gender issues in their work, and effectively communicate concluded today in Ashgabat...
Greater media independence needed in South East Europe, say OSCE conference participants
Publishing date: 21 September 2012
BELGRADE, 21 September 2012 – Safeguarding and promoting media freedom was the focus of the Second OSCE South East Europe Media Conference that finished in Belgrade today...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports dialogue on penal, criminal legislation
Publishing date: 21 September 2012