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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Mechanisms for protection of media professionals focus of OSCE workshops in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 29 June 2018
SARAJEVO, 29 June 2018 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) concluded today in Zenica the last in a series of workshops on the professional reporting and protection mechanisms for journalists and media professionals. The workshops, held in Mostar, Banja Luka, Brcko, Bihac and Zenica, gathered around 100 journalists, students of journalism, photojournalists and cameramen. They were designed to familiarize journalists with the legal framework and professional standards governing their rights and obligations in order for them to be able to perform their duties and tasks in a professional manner...
OSCE report on judicial shortcomings in processing corruption cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina presented in Bihać
Publishing date: 21 June 2018
BIHAĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 June 2018- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) presented a first assessment of issues negatively impacting the quality and effectiveness of the judicial response to corruption in BiH to representatives of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies today in Bihać...
OSCE Youth and Security summer school concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 8 June 2018
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8 June 2018 – The fourth Youth and Security summer school, held from 4 to 8 June in Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Konjic concluded today...
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supports workshop on voter register
Publishing date: 29 May 2018
A workshop on the Central Voter Registry, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), concluded on 29 May 2018 in Vlašić.
First Model OSCE workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina concludes in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The first OSCE Model workshop concluded on Wednesday, 23 May 2018 in Banja Luka. Over 25 participants from Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the host-country Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) gathered to enhance their theoretical and practical knowledge about the history, role and functioning of the OSCE, its Permanent Council and field operations, particularly with regards to conflict prevention.
Status and safety of female journalists discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 16 May 2018
SARAJEVO, 16 May 2018 – Women journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are frequently subjected to gender-based and other forms of unequal treatment, harassment and threats while carrying out their professional duties, concluded participants of the two-day conference Status and Protection of Women Journalists in the BiH Media today in Sarajevo...
OSCE holds national table top exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina on protecting critical energy infrastructure from cyber-related terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 16 May 2018
Strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks aimed at critical energy infrastructure was the focus of a risk-assessment and crisis management exercise in Sarajevo on 16 and 17 May 2018, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina...