News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes decriminalization of defamation in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
BAKU, 11 May 2011- The OSCE Office in Baku and the Azerbaijani Press Council organized a conference on decriminalization of defamation, which started today. More than 80 representatives of the government, parliament, civil society and the media will discuss decriminalization of defamation as a step in safeguarding freedom of expression and freedom of the media...
OSCE/ODIHR opens limited observation mission for Moldova’s local elections
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
CHISINAU, 11 May 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 5 June local elections in Moldova...
OSCE Centre supports ethics training for journalists in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 10 May 2011 – A training course on ethics and international standards of journalism for young Kyrgyz-language journalists started today in Karakol...
OSCE Centre supports public broadcasting development in Kyrgyzstan with study tours to Lithuania and Georgia
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
An eight-member delegation from Kyrgyzstan are in Vilnius as part of an initiative supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan to develop Kyrgyzstan’s public broadcasting service (PBS)...
Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but political parties acted irresponsibly, observers say
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
TIRANA, 10 May 2011 – Albania’s local elections were competitive and transparent, but took place in an environment of high polarization and mistrust between governmental parties and the opposition, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities concluded in a statement issued today...
Kosovo institutions fall short in supporting integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, says OSCE report
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
PRISHTINЁ/PRIŠTINA, 9 May 2011 – While there has been progress in some areas, Kosovo institutions still are not creating adequate conditions for integration of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, is a conclusion of report presented today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to assess parliamentary elections in Cyprus
Publishing date: 9 May 2011
NICOSIA, 9 May 2011- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the parliamentary elections to be held in Cyprus on 22 May...