News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches 7th Edition of Media Fellowship Programme fostering media co-operation and empowering young journalists
Publishing date: 7 May 2025
On 7 May, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, launched the seventh edition of the Media Fellowship Programme, bringing together eight young journalists from Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb media outlets. The initiative is designed to strengthen media
Joint statement on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression
Publishing date: 7 May 2025
BRUSSELS, 7 May 2025- Considering the vital impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has on freedom of expression, freedom of the media and the information ecosystem; acknowledging that the development and use of AI can be beneficial but raise serious human rights-related concerns; stressing the
Further reforms needed in Kazakhstan to strengthen fair trial rights: ODIHR monitoring report
Publishing date: 6 May 2025
ODIHR Kazakhstan fair trial monitoring WARSAW, 6 May 2025 – In a report summarising its year-long monitoring of more than 400 court hearings related to the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) documented court practices that fall
Strategic approaches to professional development on cybercrime and electronic evidence for law enforcement in Tajikistan discussed at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 6 May 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a workshop for 20 senior representatives of law enforcement agencies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 1 and 2 May. The workshop was aimed at strengthening national capacities to provide systematic and sustainable professional training and development on cybercrime and electronic evidence to law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners.
Ambassador Gerard McGurk assumes duties as new Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Publishing date: 5 May 2025
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 05 May 2025 – Ambassador Gerard McGurk, a career member of the British Diplomatic Service, has been appointed as the new Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and has officially assumed his duties today.
Notable efforts to address electoral integrity but certain aspects of Romania’s presidential campaign left without sufficient oversight: international observers
Publishing date: 5 May 2025
BUCHAREST, 5 May 2025 – The first round of Romania’s repeat presidential election was efficiently run and the rights to freedom of assembly and association were respected. However, widespread inauthentic behaviour online by candidates, the fragmented approach of the authorities to overseeing the online space, and a lack of transparency in decision-making had a negative impact on the election process, international observers said in a statement today.
Enhancing Military Transparency: International Seminar on the Vienna Document 2011 was held in Almaty as part of Confidence and Security-Building Measures
Publishing date: 5 May 2025
From 22 to 24 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in co-operation with the Centre for Arms Control and Inspection Support and the Kazakhstan Peace Operations Centre (KAZCENT) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and with the support of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, organized a three-day international seminar in Almaty to enhance understanding and implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures.