News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE PA Secretary General meets NATO PA, PACE, EP counterparts on elections co-operation
Publishing date: 10 January 2014
COPENHAGEN, 10 January 2014 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General Spencer Oliver met his counterparts from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Brussels on 9-10 January for discussions that focused on enhancing co-operation in the field of election observation.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about conviction of Russian journalist, calls to lift ban on prohibition from working
Publishing date: 9 January 2014
VIENNA, 9 January 2014 – OSCE Media Freedom Representative Dunja Mijatović today expressed her concern over the sentence handed down to journalist Aksana Panova, founder and former chief editor of the Ura.ru and chief editor of Znak.com news agency in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Lack of reliable data impeding positive efforts by Kosovo institutions on repatriation, OSCE report reveals
Publishing date: 9 January 2014
Prishtinё/Priština, 8 January 2014 – The OSCE Mission today published its third report on the reintegration of persons repatriated to Kosovo.
More than a thousand small arms units destroyed in Tajikistan with OSCE help
Publishing date: 8 January 2014
DUSHANBE, 8 January 2014- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today began overseeing the destruction of more than a thousand of small arms and light weapons units, including firearms collected from the local population and arms found in caches across various regions of Tajikistan.
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro condemns assault against journalist
Publishing date: 7 January 2014
The Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Ambassador Janina Hrebickova, strongly condemned the violent physical assault on Friday evening against Lidija Nikcevic, a journalist of the Dan newspaper...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned about attack against Swedish editor-in-chief
Publishing date: 6 January 2014
VIENNA, 6 January 2014- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today expressed concern about yesterday's attack against journalist PeO Wärring, editor-in-chief of Swedish newspaper Eskilstuna-Kuriren...
OSCE media freedom representative strongly condemns beating of journalist in Montenegro
Publishing date: 4 January 2014
VIENNA, 4 January 2014 – OSCE media freedom representative Dunja Mijatović today condemned last night’s physical attack on Dan newspaper journalist Lidija Nikčević and called on the authorities to finally end impunity for attacks against journalists...