News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE election support team arrives in Afghanistan
Publishing date: 30 August 2005
VIENNA, 30 August 2005- The OSCE has sent an election support team to Afghanistan, which is an OSCE Partner for Co-operation, to assist with parliamentary and provincial elections...
OSCE discusses international co-operation to protect human rights in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 15 July 2005
VIENNA, 15 July 2005- Human rights experts attending a two-day OSCE conference discussed the need for effective co-operation among governments, NGOs and international agencies to ensure protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism. "We...
Kyrgyz election marks tangible progress
Publishing date: 11 July 2005
BISHKEK, 11 July 2005- The 10 July Kyrgyz presidential election marked tangible progress towards meeting OSCE and other international commitments for democratic elections, although the vote count proved to be problematic...
Competitive Albanian elections weakened by insufficient political will and system open to abuse
Publishing date: 4 July 2005
TIRANA, 4 July 2005- The parliamentary elections in Albania on 3 July complied only partially with international commitments and standards for democratic elections. The elections were competitive and voters were provided with a diversity of info...
Bulgarian election confirms credible process but voter turnout efforts introduce a degree of uncertainty
Publishing date: 26 June 2005
SOFIA, 26 June 2005- The Bulgarian parliamentary election on 25 June demonstrated the credibility of the election process but some administrative and political issues have created a measure of uncertainty and decreased confidence, and in some instances...
OSCE Chairman repeats calls for an investigation into Andijan events following OSCE/ODIHR report
Publishing date: 20 June 2005
LJUBLJANA, 20 June 2005- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office has reiterated his call for a credible, independent and international investigation into the events in Andijan following a report from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: ODIHR final report stresses need for political will to improve electoral process
Publishing date: 17 June 2005
SKOPJE/WARSAW, 17 June 2005- The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published the final report of its Election Observation Mission to the 2005 Municipal Elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The report...