News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Statement by OSCE Mission in Kosovo on World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 2 May 2011 – Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Edward P. Joseph made the following statement today ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May...
Threats to journalists cannot be tolerated, says OSCE Chairperson ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Publishing date: 2 May 2011
VILNIUS, 2 May 2011- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, called for OSCE states to do more to protect journalists...
Press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VIENNA, 29 April 2011- The following is a press release issued by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on 29 April. The views expressed in this press release do not necessarily reflect those of the OSCE Chairmanship, nor of all OSCE participating States.
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Morocco
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VILNIUS, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, condemned yesterday’s attack in Marrakesh and expressed his condolences following series of explosions that killed and injured several people...
Protecting workers' rights can prevent human trafficking, says OSCE Special Representative ahead of International Labour Day
Publishing date: 29 April 2011
VIENNA, 29 April 2011 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, stressed today that promotion of decent work and protection of workers' rights, including freedom of assembly and association, can help prevent and combat trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation...
OSCE Community Security Initiative experts discuss confidence-building in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
On 27-28 April, two senior managers of the OSCE’s Community Security Initiative (CSI) working in southern Kyrgyzstan participated in a round table discussion in the city of Uzgen on the role of young people in promoting stability in the Republic...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over possible closure of two independent newspapers in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 April 2011
VIENNA, 28 April 2011 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, expressed alarm today over the lawsuits filed by the Belarusian Information Ministry aimed at shutting down Nasha Niva and Narodnaya Volya, two of the country’s largest independent publications...