News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative, in Moscow, discusses co-operation, media freedom
Publishing date: 4 October 2012
MOSCOW, 4 October 2012 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day official visit to Moscow, during which she discussed with high-level Russian officials safety of journalists, Internet freedom, media legislation and ways to enhance co-operation with her office...
OSCE Mission to Serbia expresses regret for cancellation of Belgrade Pride March
Publishing date: 4 October 2012
BELGRADE, 4 October 2012- The Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Paula Thiede, issued the following statement on the decision by state authorities to ban public gatherings on 6 October, when the Pride March was planned...
Data on hate crime in focus at annual OSCE human rights meeting
Publishing date: 3 October 2012
The collection and reporting of hate crime data were the focus of a discussion organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 3 October 2012...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports development of municipal regulations on gender equality
Publishing date: 3 October 2012
A workshop organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on the development of municipal regulation on gender equality for nine municipalities in the Gjilan/Gnjilane region concluded on 1 October 2012...
OSCE Centre in Astana conducts regional seminar on democratic oversight of security sector in Central Asia
Publishing date: 3 October 2012
ASTANA, 3 October 2012 – Fostering dialogue and co-operation between ministries, parliamentarians and senior military personnel involved in the oversight of armed forces is the focus of a regional OSCE-held seminar that started today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Ukrainian parliament’s decision rejecting re-criminalization of libel
Publishing date: 2 October 2012
MOSCOW, 2 October 2012- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, commended today the decision by the Verkhovna Rada (the parliament) of Ukraine to reject re-criminalization of defamation...
Georgia takes important step in consolidating conduct of democratic elections, but some key issues remain, election observers say
Publishing date: 2 October 2012
TBILISI, 2 October 2012 – Georgia’s parliamentary elections marked an important step in consolidating the conduct of democratic elections, although certain key issues remain to be addressed, concluded the international election observers in a statement released today...