News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media freedom representative offers assistance to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 13 May 2011
BAKU, 13 May 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today concluded a four-day visit to Baku during which she called on authorities to improve media freedom in Azerbaijan and offered them her Office’s assistance in reforming media laws...
OSCE promotes decriminalization of defamation in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 11 May 2011
BAKU, 11 May 2011- The OSCE Office in Baku and the Azerbaijani Press Council organized a conference on decriminalization of defamation, which started today. More than 80 representatives of the government, parliament, civil society and the media will discuss decriminalization of defamation as a step in safeguarding freedom of expression and freedom of the media...
OSCE Centre supports ethics training for journalists in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
KARAKOL, Kyrgyzstan, 10 May 2011 – A training course on ethics and international standards of journalism for young Kyrgyz-language journalists started today in Karakol...
OSCE Centre supports public broadcasting development in Kyrgyzstan with study tours to Lithuania and Georgia
Publishing date: 10 May 2011
An eight-member delegation from Kyrgyzstan are in Vilnius as part of an initiative supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Soros Foundation in Kyrgyzstan to develop Kyrgyzstan’s public broadcasting service (PBS)...
OSCE Office brings together journalists from northern and southern Tajikistan to discuss media issues
Publishing date: 5 May 2011
The Khujand field office of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 4 May 2011 hosted a discussion between representatives of government and journalists from the country's two major media cities, Dushanbe and Khujand...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 3 May 2011
VIENNA, 3 May 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 3 May. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States...
On World Press Freedom Day, Head of OSCE Presence in Albania urges greater transparency and openness to media
Publishing date: 3 May 2011
TIRANA, 3 May 2011- On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day marked today, the Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth encouraged the Albanian media, state authorities and political parties to work together to improve the quality of information provided to the public through the media...