News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports regional eco-journalism festival in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is organizing the regional eco-journalism festival in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan on 15 and 16 October 2015 with the aim of promoting environmental journalism in the Fergana Valley and raising public awareness of environmental issues and effective environmental management...
OSCE Centre trains Kyrgyz journalists on reporting on international terrorism and their role in countering violent extremism
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 October 2015 – A two-day OSCE–supported pilot training course for journalists on the role of media in countering violent extremism that lead to terrorism) and effective reporting on international terrorism ended today in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, with participants having examined various methodologies and exploring how to enhance interactions between national security agencies and the media...
OSCE Representative congratulates Nobel Prize winning writer and journalist from Belarus
Publishing date: 9 October 2015
VIENNA, 9 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today congratulated Svetlana Alexievich for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature...
OSCE Representative urges swift investigation of all acts of violence against journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina, following recent arson attack
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today condemned an apparent arson attack on a car owned by BH Radio 1 Mostar correspondent Emil Karamatić...
Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s death a grim reminder of impunity in Russia, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – On the ninth anniversary of the death of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the government of the Russian Federation to end impunity for crimes committed against journalists...
Media freedom must be ensured while combatting terrorism, say participants of OSCE workshop in Bucharest
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
BUCHAREST, 7 October 2015 – The media and counter-terrorism officials have a shared responsibility to work together to protect media freedom while developing effective policies to counter terrorism, said participants at the start of a two-day workshop organized in Bucharest today by the OSCE with the support of the Romanian Foreign Ministry...
Journalists’ safety must be ensured, OSCE Representative says following attacks in Germany
Publishing date: 1 October 2015
VIENNA, 1 October 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that the recent attacks against members of the media during a demonstration in Germany are unacceptable...