News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE presents training centre for Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary service officials
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
A public presentation of an OSCE-supported training centre for the staff of Kyrgyzstan’s State Penitentiary Service (GSIN) took place in Bishkek on 30 August 2013...
OSCE in Tajikistan holds discussion on explosive hazards reduction and response
Publishing date: 30 August 2013
DUSHANBE, 30 August 2013 – An OSCE-supported programme to facilitate exchange of experiences and co-operation on explosive hazards reduction and response concluded in Dushanbe today...
Continued detention of journalist in Skopje unacceptable and appalling, say OSCE and UN representatives
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today in a letter to the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that continued detention in Skopje of journalist Tomislav Kezarovski for another 30 days is unacceptable...
ODIHR signs agreement to provide hate crime training for Montenegrin police
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) signed an agreement with the Montenegrin authorities on 29 August 2013 to provide training to Montenegrin law-enforcement officers in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes...
OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for presidential election in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
BAKU, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the 9 October presidential election in Azerbaijan...
UK authorities’ actions against the Guardian unacceptable prior restraint, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
VIENNA, 29 August 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed her concern today in a letter to the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron about recent actions of the authorities against the Guardian newspaper...
OSCE trains police officers in Baku on domestic violence
Publishing date: 29 August 2013
The OSCE Office in Baku, in close co-operation with Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry, concluded on 27 August 2013 training cources for police officers...