News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE media representative welcomes Russia’s landmark legislation to decriminalize defamation and protect safety of journalists
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
VIENNA, 17 November 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, welcomed today amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to decriminalize libel and insult, and specifically punish threats or violence against journalists as a professional group...
Head of OSCE Presence in Albania commends decision to establish committee on electoral reform
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
TIRANA, 17 November 2011- The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth issued the following statement today:
Judicial independence focus of OSCE meeting in Moldova
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
The importance of fair selection and accountability of judges was the focus of a roundtable meeting on the independence of the judiciary held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the Moldovan Superior Council of Magistrates on 14 November 2011 in Chisinau...
OSCE facilitates addition of “green economy” course to university curricula in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
BISHKEK, 17 November 2011- University students in Kyrgyzstan will be able to study “green economy” in the framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) course from 2012 on, it was announced today at a conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with UNDP, the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia and the Public Foundation “ECOIS”...
OSCE Mission to BiH concerned by manifestations of intolerance
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
SARAJEVO, 16 November 2011 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrea Cellino, marking the International Day for Tolerance, highlighted today the continuing need to promote tolerance and non-discrimination in all spheres of life in the country...
OSCE in Tajikistan helps develop university curriculum on international water law
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
DUSHANBE 16 November 2011- Principles for sharing water resources, best practices in river basin management, and tools to prevent and solve conflicts in international water law are the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop that ended today in Dushanbe...
ODIHR co-organizes training sessions on women’s security in Serbia
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
Increasing awareness of women’s security issues at the local level was the focus of three training sessions organized in Serbia by OSCE/ODIHR with the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities on 10-15 November...