News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media representative saddened by Azerbaijani writer’s death
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
VIENNA, 23 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, said today she was deeply saddened by the death of Azerbaijani writer and newspaper columnist Rafiq Tagi and hopes that all those responsible will be brought to justice...
ODIHR promotes increasing accuracy of voter lists in Georgia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
Measures to further increase the accuracy of voter lists was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the Central Election Commission of Georgia, in co-operation with ODIHR and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) on 22 November in Tbilisi...
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes dialogue on further reform of Kazakhstan’s penitentiary system
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
ASTANA, 23 November 2011 – The future of Kazakhstan’s penal system was the focus of an OSCE-supported conference in Astana today...
Untapped potential for increasing security co-operation, says OSCE Chairperson to NATO North Atlantic Council
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
BRUSSELS, 23 November 2011 – NATO and the OSCE have complementary roles to play in promoting security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region as well as in Asia and the Mediterranean, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, in an address to NATO’s North Atlantic Council in Brussels today...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator promotes professional information services in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
From 21 to 23 November 2011 the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, held a training seminar to enhance the skills of officials in the information services of state agencies and public organizations...
OSCE/ODIHR begins assessment of early parliamentary elections in Slovenia
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
LJUBLJANA, 23 November 2011 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election assessment mission for the early parliamentary elections to be held in Slovenia on 4 December...
OSCE Mission to BiH condemns violence against women and calls for increased protection
Publishing date: 23 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 23 November 2011- Fletcher M. Burton, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, speaking ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, condemned violence against women and called for the effective protection of victims...