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OSCE strongly condemns attack on public broadcaster in Kosovo
Publishing date: 23 August 2016
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development, Safety of journalists
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA / VIENNA, 23 August 2016 – The Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned last night’s attack on the premises of Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) in Prishtinë/Priština...
OSCE Mission trains northern Kosovo Police officers on human rights-compliant arrest and defensive techniques
Publishing date: 19 August 2016
An OSCE-organized five-week training course on human rights-compliant arrest and self-defensive techniques for 36 officers of Kosovo Police Rapid Reaction Teams from Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North concluded in Vushtrri/Vučitrn on 19 August 2016...
OSCE workshop in Kosovo focuses on improving the recording of hate crimes
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
Content type: News
What we do: Tolerance and non-discrimination
A two-day workshop on ways to improve the recording of hate crimes was organized on 11 and 12 July in Prishtinë/Priština by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the Kosovo Police.
OSCE to organize 2016 Dialogue Academy for Young Women
Publishing date: 7 June 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Serbia
The OSCE Mission in Kosovo and the OSCE Mission to Serbia, for the second consecutive year, will organize the Dialogue Academy for Young Women as part of the Follow Us initiative. The initiative gathers prominent women from politics, academia, media and civil society from Belgrade and Prishtinë/Priština and supports the process of dialogue, reconciliation and confidence-building between the two societies...
OSCE Mission trains legal professionals from northern Kosovo on fair trial rights
Publishing date: 20 May 2016
From 16 to 20 May 2016 in Budva, Montenegro, the OSCE Mission organized a training course for 45 legal professionals from northern Kosovo on international human rights standards during trial proceedings...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps youth pursue careers in journalism, promote freedom of expression
Publishing date: 9 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development, Youth
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 9 May 2016 – A ten-day school of journalism organized by the OSCE Mission for around 20 young people from northern Kosovo started today in Mitrovica/Mitrovicё North...
Unfettered and professional media are cornerstones of democracy, says Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 3 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Media freedom and development
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 3 May 2016 – Respectable standards of freedom of press have been achieved in Kosovo over the years, creating a vibrant and diverse media scene- but these efforts need to continue in order to address remaining challenges, said Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Jean-Claude Schlumberger today on World Press Freedom Day...