News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Malta’s parliamentary elections professionally administered but legal framework requires further review, concludes OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
Malta’s parliamentary elections on 9 March 2013 were administered professionally and enjoyed a high degree of public trust but aspects of the legal framework could benefit from further review, concludes the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
ODIHR supports dialogue on women’s political participation in Tunisia
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
Good practices in advancing gender equality and women’s participation in politics was the focus of a training session for Tunisian women politicians in Tunis on 2 and 3 June 2013, for which the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) provided expertise...
Senior border officials from 14 countries receive OSCE training
Publishing date: 3 June 2013
DUSHANBE, 3 June 2013 – The 8th Staff Course for senior border officials opened today at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish police to respect journalists’ rights when covering demonstrations
Publishing date: 1 June 2013
VIENNA, 1 June 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern over police treatment of the media covering the ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul...
OSCE supports training on drug searches for police in Skopje
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the French Embassy in Skopje organized a course on conducting drug searches for eight police officers from a local K9 Unit, as well as their dogs, on 27-31 May 2013...
Detention of Macedonian journalist excessive, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
VIENNA, 31 May 2013 – The detention of a journalist in Skopje for an article published several years ago is excessive and negatively impacts media freedom, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today.
The 34th IPRM takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
On 31 May the 34th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz (EUMM) and Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia (OSCE). Participants expressed concern about increasing fencing activities and the high number of detentions in areas adjacent to South Ossetia...