News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Ambassadors call for dialogue in Georgia's conflict zones to de-escalate serious tensions
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
TBILISI, 9 July 2008- The Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council, Finnish Ambassador Antti Turunen, called on the sides in the Georgian-Ossetian and Georgian-Abkhaz conflicts today to urgently resume dialogue in order to de-escalate tensions...
OSCE Office supports discussion on preventing torture
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
DUSHANBE, 09 July 2008- The prohibition and criminalization of torture, as well as the rehabilitation of torture victims, was the focus of a two-day roundtable discussion, supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, that concluded today in Dushanbe...
Albanian Parliament and OSCE Presence conclude series of local policy forums on challenges of EU integration
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
TIRANA, 9 July 2008- Discussing anticipated positive and negative effects of Albania's EU integration process was the purpose of eight OSCE-supported forums with local communities around Albania, the last of which ended today...
OSCE Office in Baku launches information sessions on non-interference in the electoral process
Publishing date: 9 July 2008
BAKU, 9 July 2008- The OSCE Office in Baku today opened a series of one-day information sessions for leaders of local election authorities on non-interference in the electoral process...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Romanian President to veto bill on mandatory percentage of 'good news'
Publishing date: 8 July 2008
VIENNA, 8 July 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, asked Romanian President Traian Basescu today to veto a proposed amendment obliging television and radio to ensure half their coverage consists of "positive news"...
OSCE Mission welcomes the establishment of new Serbian Government
Publishing date: 8 July 2008
BELGRADE, 8 July 2008- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Anthony Pahigian, welcomed today the formation of a new government in Serbia...
OSCE trains lawmakers and officials in Georgia on preserving human rights in fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 8 July 2008
BATUMI, 8 July 2008- The protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in countering terrorism is the focus of an OSCE training course for Georgian officials that began in Batumi today...