News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and UNODC Strengthen Capacities of Law Enforcement Officials in Countering the Financing of Terrorism in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 April 2022
Terrorist financing encompasses the means and methods used by terrorist groups to finance their activities that poses serious threats to national, regional and international stability and economic growth.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports daily newspaper Dan and portal Libertas Press
Publishing date: 15 April 2022
On 12 April 2022, Ambassador Waag handed over nine sets of mobile journalism equipment to the journalists of daily newspaper Dan, while on 15 April, three sets of mobile journalism equipment, three laptops, two printers and a drone were delivered to the NGO Context and its investigative portal Libertas Press.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces latest arrests of media workers, calls on authorities to repeal restrictive laws
Publishing date: 14 April 2022
VIENNA, 14 April 2022 – Following the arrests of Mikhail Afanasyev, an award-winning editor-in-chief of the Abakan based Novyi Focus online magazine, and Sergei Mikhailov, founder of the Gorno-Altaysk based Listock newspaper, the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom, Teresa Ribeiro, today made the following statement:
ODIHR experts discuss electoral recommendations and reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 April 2022
Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented the final report on Kazakhstan’s 2021 parliamentary elections during a visit to Nur-Sultan that took place from 10 to 14 April 2022. The experts discussed the report’s key findings and
OSCE supports second forum on the role of women parliamentarians in the development of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 14 April 2022
On 13 April 2022, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), in partnership with the Republican Commission on the Advancement of the Role of Women in Society, Gender Equality and the Family, Committee on Women and Gender Equality of the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan organized the Second Forum on the Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
Russia must stop aggression and destruction of religious sites and places of worship – joint statement by Special Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Council of Europe
Publishing date: 13 April 2022
– As the Russian military attack against Ukraine continues, we mourn the victims of war and lament the millions forced to leave their homes and their country behind, seeking shelter and safety within Ukraine, in Europe and beyond. Children, women and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. Many victims of the war suffer from profound psychological trauma.
High Commissioner on National Minorities encourages Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue with reforms to secure representation and inclusion of national minorities
Publishing date: 13 April 2022
During his first official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 6 to 8 April 2022, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov encouraged the authorities to continue implementing reforms that can secure the representation and participation of national minorities in all spheres