News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Combating domestic violence through art: OSCE supports Moldovan tour of social theatre play “Casa M”
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
CHISINAU, 25 October 2013 – An OSCE-supported tour of the “Casa M”, a theatre play raising awareness about the domestic violence starts today in Edineţ, a town in northern Moldova, and will cover seven other towns until mid-November...
Soares and Kanerva lead election observers in Georgia
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
COPENHAGEN, 25 October 2013 – Former OSCE PA President Joao Soares (MP, Portugal), who was appointed by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office to serve as Special Co-ordinator of the OSCE observer mission to the 27 October presidential election in Georgia, opened the briefing of the short-term observers today in Tbilisi.
OSCE to send team to Afghanistan to assist on April 2014 elections
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
VIENNA, 24 October 2013 – A decision to send an election support team to Afghanistan to assist efforts on the presidential and Provincial Council elections in the country was taken by the OSCE Permanent Council today. The decision was made following a request of the Government of Afghanistan...
New draft electronic communications law in Bosnia and Herzegovina could affect independence of communications regulator, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
VIENNA, 24 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the new draft electronic communications law in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a step to modernise this field, but expressed concern that the draft in its current form could seriously impact on the independence of the Communications Regulatory Agency...
OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack on Russian journalist, calls for thorough investigation
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
VIENNA, 24 October 2013 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed deep concern following an attack on journalist Sergei Reznik in Rostov-on-Don in the south of Russia...
OSCE policing experts share plans to improve anti-crime action across region
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
Experts in policing from the OSCE region meet in Vienna from 24 to 25 October 2013 to identify how to build on present practice to best tackle criminal threats to security despite the economic downturn...
Second Committee Chair Aknazarova addresses OSCE EEDIM in Vienna
Publishing date: 24 October 2013
COPENHAGEN, 24 October 2013-- The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Second Committee, Roza Aknazarova (MP, Kyrgyzstan) took part in the 2013 Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting held in Vienna on 21-22 October.