News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Enhancing political parties system focus of OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2013
ASTANA, 7 June 2013 – An OSCE-supported international conference aimed at enhancing the political party system and the work of parliamentary factions in Kazakhstan was held in Astana today...
Co-operation between institutions, citizens, private sector highlighted at the OSCE-supported security policy course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
A two-week annual security policy course concluded in Sarajevo on 6 June 2013. It was organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina in partnership with the country’s Ministry of Security and Inter-ministerial Working Group for Monitoring of the Implementation of BiH Security Policy...
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and OSCE media freedom representative concerned at further restrictions to free expression in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
COLOGNE/STRASBOURG, 6 June 2013- The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed serious concern today at the promulgation by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, of amendments extending the application of criminal defamation provisions to online expression on 4 June 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern about police treatment of media at “Blockupy” protests in Germany
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
COLOGNE, Germany, 6 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed today concern about police treatment of the media covering demonstrations in Frankfurt...
OSCE promotes dialogue among government officials and religious leaders on sensitive gender issues in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2013 – The growing trend of early and non-registered marriages, early motherhood and gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan topped the agenda of a roundtable discussion that took place in Osh today...
More synergies through stronger co-operation, Armenian Foreign Minister says at OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
VIENNA, 6 June 2013 – While the mandates and composition of OSCE and Council of Europe are different, co-operation can give political impetus and create synergies on the ground, the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in a speech to the representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States today. In May, Armenia took over the six-month long chairmanship of the Council of Europe...
OSCE announces winners of environmental reporting competition in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
SARAJEVO, 6 June 2013 – As part of the observance of World Environment Day, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina honoured the five winners of a competition for journalists reporting on environmental issues in Sarajevo yesterday...