News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Head of Mission condemns latest arson attack against Montenegrin daily Vijesti
Publishing date: 14 February 2014
PODGORICA, 14 February 2014 – The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Janina Hrebickova, today strongly condemned the arson attack on a vehicle owned by the daily newspaper Vijesti, which was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Thursday morning...
Participation in elections key to securing citizens’ rights, says Head of OSCE Mission to Serbia
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
BELGRADE, 13 February 2014 – Participation of all citizens of Serbia in the electoral process is key to securing citizens’ rights, said Ambassador Peter Burkhard, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, in the run-up to the 16 March early parliamentary elections in the country...
OSCE PA human rights committee considers rule of law concerns, political prisoners: civil society representatives from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkey address parliamentarians
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions convened at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting today in Vienna to consider rule of law concerns and political prisoners in the OSCE region...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe early parliamentary elections in Serbia
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
BELGRADE, 13 February 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission to monitor the 16 March early parliamentary elections in Serbia...
OSCE PA Winter Meeting begins with call to action: opening plenary features special address by Speaker of Afghan Parliament’s Lower House
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – The 13th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly began today in Vienna, with keynote speakers urging some 270 parliamentarians from 58 countries to action...
OSCE media freedom representative alarmed by another attack on newspaper in Montenegro
Publishing date: 13 February 2014
VIENNA, 13 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned yet another attack on daily newspaper Vijesti in Montenegro...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes new media legislation, visits convicted journalist in Skopje
Publishing date: 12 February 2014
SKOPJE, 12 February 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today stressed the need for an inclusive and effective implementation of recently adopted media laws and a functioning self-regulatory system as she ended a three-day visit to Skopje...