News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission to Serbia Head calls for rights to be respected in criminal investigations
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
BELGRADE, 14 January 2014 – While welcoming the efforts of Serbian authorities to complete the investigation in the case of murdered journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and to bring the perpetrators to justice, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, Ambassador Peter Burkhard, urged respect for constitutional provisions and professional and ethical standards related to informing the public about police investigations and court proceedings...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes bringing perpetrators of Serbian journalist murder to justice
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the arrests made in the case of the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija in 1999...
OSCE/ODIHR final report on Georgia presidential election recommends measures to further enhance legal framework
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
Georgia’s presidential election on 27 October 2013 was efficiently administered and transparent, and the electoral legal framework provided a sound basis for the conduct of democratic elections, says the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). However, authorities should consider measures to further enhance electoral legislation and improve its implementation...
Hasty exclusion of TV channels from cable networks in Moldova can hurt media pluralism, says OSCE representative
Publishing date: 14 January 2014
VIENNA, 14 January 2014 –OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the hasty exclusion of three TV channels from several cable networks could hurt media pluralism in Moldova.
Blocking of video sharing website shows need to reform Internet Law in Turkey, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
VIENNA, 10 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today warned that blocking of video sharing website Vimeo’s services in Turkey further limits freedom of expression and free media...
OSCE human rights chief again urges United States to close Guantanamo Detention Facility
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
WARSAW, 10 January 2014 – Ahead of tomorrow’s 12th anniversary of the arrival of the first detainees to the Guantanamo Detention Facility, Ambassador Janez Lenarčič, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), again urged the United States to close the facility.
OSCE PA Secretary General meets NATO PA, PACE, EP counterparts on elections co-operation
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
COPENHAGEN, 10 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver met his counterparts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Brussels on 9-10 January for discussions that focused on enhancing co-operation in the field of election observation.