News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative urges swift investigation into latest attack against Bulgarian journalist
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 14 October 2011 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today strongly condemned the bomb attack targeted at Bulgarian television journalist Sasho Dikov and urged the authorities to carry out a swift and transparent investigation...
Albanian Foreign Minister addresses OSCE Permanent Council, says OSCE key partner for peace, stability and democracy in Western Balkans, calls for greater regional integration
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
VIENNA, 14 October 2011 – The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edmond Haxhinasto, addressing the Special Session of the OSCE Permanent Council praised today the OSCE’s engagement in the Western Balkans, stressed the need for closer regional integration, and spoke about Albania’s intention to promote tolerance and non-discrimination and assist the democratic transition in the Mediterranean...
OSCE media freedom representative calls upon governments in South Eastern Europe to safeguard media independence
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
SARAJEVO, 14 October 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called upon governments and businesses in South Eastern Europe to refrain from politicizing the media and urged journalists to enhance their co-operation and professional standards...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo calls for full implementation of Independent Oversight Board decisions
Publishing date: 14 October 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 14 October 2011 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Edward Joseph, today called on Kosovo institutions to fully implement decisions of the Independent Oversight Board for Civil Service...
OSCE Mission to Skopje donates training equipment to Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 13 October 2011
The OSCE Mission to Skopje donated training equipment worth some 60,000 euros to the Interior Ministry in Skopje on 13 October 2011...
ODIHR trains election observers from Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Publishing date: 13 October 2011
Fourteen representatives from civil society and domestic non-partisan election observation organizations from Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are participating in a four-day training event on good practices in election observation organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
ODIHR supports stronger national human rights institutions in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 October 2011
The importance of establishing strong and independent national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in Central Asia was the focus of a workshop organized by ODIHR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 12 October...