News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Yerevan promotes co-operation between army and public
Publishing date: 18 April 2013
Ways to enhance relations between the armed forces and civilians was the focus of the hearing at the Armenian National Assembly on 15 April 2013...
OSCE helps to promote free legal aid in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 April 2013
A roundtable discussion on the draft law on state-guaranteed free legal aid organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana with the parliamentary Committee on Legislation and Legal Reform was held in Astana on 18 April 2013...
OSCE media freedom representative presents review of new media law in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 April 2013
VIENNA, 17 April 2013 –The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a legal review of Tajikistan’s new law “On periodical print and other mass media” to the parliamentary working group that initiated the legislation. The new media law entered into force in Tajikistan in March...
OSCE trains Albanian law enforcement on seizure of criminal assets derived from human trafficking
Publishing date: 17 April 2013
An OSCE seminar on financial investigation and seizure of criminal assets related to different form of human trafficking was held with Albanian police, prosecutors, judges and financial investigators on 18 17 April 2013 in Tirana...
OSCE Chairperson condemns bombing attacks at Boston marathon, offers condolences
Publishing date: 16 April 2013
KYIV, 16 April 2013- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara expressed his shock today at the Boston marathon explosions...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned by threats against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 April 2013
VIENNA, 16 April 2013 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed concern today about threats against journalists Predrag Lucić and Nebojša Vukanović in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She called on the authorities to condemn such threats and ensure journalists’ safety...
OSCE Special Representative calls for greater co-operation to fight trafficking in the Baltic Sea region
Publishing date: 16 April 2013
The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, said at an international conference in St. Petersburg, Russia on 15 April 2013 that enhanced engagement and co-operation is essential in fighting modern-day slavery in the Baltic Sea region...