News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Skopje encourages co-operation between state and local authorities to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 13 May 2008
SKOPJE, 13 May 2008- Fostering co-operation between state institutions and civil society to combat human trafficking and strengthening the role of the country's National Referral Mechanism Office at the local level, is the aim of a...
OSCE media freedom representative urges Kyrgyz President to veto amendments that curb new public-service broadcaster's independence
Publishing date: 13 May 2008
VIENNA, 13 May 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media today asked Kyrgyz President Bakiev to veto recent amendments to the country's broadcasting law, saying they would eliminate the independence of the public-service broadcaster...
OSCE Office helps train Azerbaijani judges and prosecutors to fight human trafficking
Publishing date: 12 May 2008
BAKU, 12 May 2008- A training course for judges and public prosecutors on combating human trafficking, organized by the OSCE Office, began in Baku today...
Serbia's hard-fought and generally well-organized parliamentary elections gave voters a free choice
Publishing date: 12 May 2008
BELGRADE, 12 May 2008- The vigorously contested early parliamentary elections in Serbia were conducted in an overall professional manner, allowing the country's voters to choose freely among a wide range of...
Public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina faces multiple threats, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 9 May 2008
SARAJEVO, 9 May 2008- The future of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina is under threat and urgent action is needed, said Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at a conference in Sarajevo which ended yesterday.
OSCE Mission encourages students in Struga to strengthen ethnic dialogue
Publishing date: 9 May 2008
SKOPJE, 9 May 2008- Ethnic Macedonian and Albanian high school students are discussing ways young people can contribute to the social development of the country and its integration into the EU at a public debate in Struga today...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports police training on Roma history and culture
Publishing date: 9 May 2008
SKOPJE, 9 May 2008- Teaching non-ethnic Roma police officers about Roma history and culture to help them overcome prejudices and stereotypes, with the aim of raising the quality of the police service in ethnic Roma areas, is the focus of a workshop...