News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE works to enlarge number of trained specialists counselling victims of domestic violence in all regions of Moldova
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
Forty psychologists and social workers from NGOs and shelters specialized in counselling victims of domestic violence participated in two OSCE-supported workshops in Tiraspol from 3 to 5 June and in Ribnita from 6 to 8 June 2019. They learned about best practices in assisting women in managing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder...
OSCE Presence in Albania opens exhibition in Tirana featuring artworks by local fine arts students on topic of corruption
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An exhibition with students’ artworks on the topic of corruption opened at Jordan Misja Fine Arts School in Tirana on 10 June 2019. The exhibition showcased 30 of the best works out of 70 that the school’s students created as part of a competition organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Through this exhibition, the Presence aims to raise awareness of the topic of corruption by fostering discussion and reflection among the students and the public...
OSCE concludes training seminars on legal regulation of media on the internet in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 June 2019
An OSCE-supported seminar on the mechanisms for the legal regulation and digital security of media on the internet took place on 10 June 2019 in Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. The event was co-organized with the NGO Legal Media Centre
Statement by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák on developments in Albania
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
Bratislava/Nicosia, 10 June 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák expressed his concern today regarding the latest developments in Albania, which may deepen the political crisis further and bring the functioning of the state institutions to a standstill.
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 9 June 2019
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
This report is for the media and the general public. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 7 and 8 June the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 8 and 9 June, the SMM recorded more
OSCE presents publication on referral mechanisms for preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
SARAJEVO, 10 June 2019 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) presented today in Sarajevo its publication on referral mechanisms for preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT)...
Potential for political reform left untapped in Kazakhstan’s early presidential election through lack of respect for fundamental freedoms and widespread voting irregularities, international observers say
Publishing date: 10 June 2019
NUR-SULTAN, 10 June 2019 – While there was potential for Kazakhstan’s early presidential election to become a force for political change, a lack of regard for fundamental rights, including detentions of peaceful protestors, and widespread voting irregularities on election day, showed scant respect for democratic standards, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement published today.