News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Office in Baku holds sessions on non-interference in election processes
Publishing date: 23 August 2013
BAKU, 23 August 2013 – The OSCE Office in Baku, in co-operation with the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan and the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan, held today in Baku the first in a series of sessions on the importance of non-interference in election processes in the run-up to the Presidential elections on 9 October 2013...
OSCE holds seminar in Azerbaijan on legislation for prevention of domestic violence
Publishing date: 22 July 2013
On 20 July 2013, some 20 government and civil society representatives took part in a seminar in Nakhchivan, an autonomous republic in Azerbaijan, on the country’s legislation regulating the prevention of domestic violence...
OSCE Office trains youth on public relations and political campaigning
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
BAKU, 5 April 2012- A four-day training course on public relations and political campaigning organized by the OSCE Office in Baku for young political activists started today in Baku...
OSCE supports training for civil society organizations in Nakhchivan
Publishing date: 5 September 2011
NAKHCHIVAN, Azerbaijan, 5 September 2011 – A two-day OSCE-supported training session for non-governmental organizations in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan started today...
OSCE Chairperson, in Azerbaijan, calls for strengthening ceasefire regime and confidence-building measures, offers support for reforms
Publishing date: 14 March 2011
BAKU, 14 March 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in Baku today, emphasized the importance of Azerbaijan in securing regional stability, and urged the authorities to work towards progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process and implement OSCE commitments to further democratic reforms, including promoting pluralism...
OSCE Office supports study tour to Germany for Azerbaijani police officers
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
BAKU, 21 February 2011 – Police officers from Azerbaijan began a week-long study visit to Germany today to learn about community policing methods as part of an OSCE Office in Baku project to improve interaction between the police and local communities...
Azerbaijan's elections, though peaceful with opposition participation, did not mark meaningful progress in democratic development
Publishing date: 8 November 2010
BAKU, 8 November 2010- Yesterday's parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were characterized by a peaceful atmosphere and all opposition parties participated in the political process, but the conduct of these elections overall was not...