News and press releases

VIENNA, 8 July 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over the latest case of intimidation of journalists by parliamentarian and Ataka Party leader Volen Siderov, and asked the authorities to ensure that the media can work freely in Bulgaria...

Eighteen women, members of the Serbian women’s parliamentary network and of the Assembly of Kosovo women’s caucus, as well as female representatives of other decision-making institutions and women leaders from academia, civil society and media came together in an OSCE-facilitated meeting in Budva, Montenegro, to exchange experiences and identify joint initiatives to foster women’s empowerment in all sectors of society.

Thanks to organizational and financial support from the OSCE Mission to Serbia, and in co-operation with the Vojvodina Environmental Movement, 16 youth leaders from high schools through southwest Serbia were able to take part in an educational camp on energy security and environmental democracy in the town of Sremski Karlovci 22-30 June...

Education is crucial in countering intolerance and negative stereotyping of Muslims, participants concluded at a meeting in Strasbourg on 5 July 2013 that was attended by more than 30 experts on education and officials from across the OSCE region...

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro presented its 2012 annual report on fulfillment of good governance principles in local municipalities in Montenegro on 5 June 2013 in Podgorica...

From 10 June to 6 July 2013, 72 Kyrgyz prison officials participated in a series of coaching classes in Bishkek that covered such issues as dog training, first aid and fire prevention...

ASHGABAT, 4 July 2013 – An article-by-article commentary on the Criminal Code of Turkmenistan was presented at an OSCE-organized roundtable in Ashgabat today...